Want a dedicated server?

[TehUser]

For anyone who's interested, I am going to be leasing a dedicated server.  I intend to use it for basic hosting of my own stuff, however, that means that most of its resources will be going to waste.  What I'm looking for is an individual or a few individuals who have some sort of idea how to get it to pay for itself.  I'm going to put up the money for a year or two after which I'd like it to pay for itself.  I don't much care what you (as an applicant) want to do with the server, as long as it's legal.  Whether it's some sort of project, offering hosting, whatever, it doesn't matter to me as long as you think you can make it profitable.

And in case I haven't made it clear, the person/people selected to try it out will have full access to the server and all of its resources.

If anyone's interested in taking me up on this offer, you can contact me on AIM at Teh User or via private message here.

[TehUser]

I'm replying instead of editing because no one needs to see ads for she-male porn...  I hope.

I've had someone come to me with questions about the server, so I thought I'd let everyone see the responses:

What are the server's specifications?

I'm undecided on the specs, but it will be at least 2 GHz with at least 1 GB of RAM and 300 GB HD space.

Where is the server located?

In the United States.

What connection is it on?

100mbit redundant to Cogent, Level3 Abovenet, and Telia.  Note: I actually told someone wrong.  The second provider is not Level3, it's Abovenet.  My mistake, sorry.

What operating system will the server have?

It can be Windows Server, FreeBSD, Slackware, or Fedora Core.

[Denial]

how much bandwidth? and what are you paying per month / yearly? and how is the uptime on the server and how many ip addresses can be used?
Also how are the protection against ddos attacks and what is able to be added to this server purely anything? Does it have limitations. IE: No irc , No porn. What type of tos comes with it?

[Hero]

If its under 100 a month, I am in.

[MyndFyre]

Does it have limitations. IE: No irc , No porn.

Heh heh heh heh heh.

[TehUser]

how much bandwidth? and what are you paying per month / yearly? and how is the uptime on the server and how many ip addresses can be used?
Also how are the protection against ddos attacks and what is able to be added to this server purely anything? Does it have limitations. IE: No irc , No porn. What type of tos comes with it?

It's unmetered.  That is to say, no bandwidth limits.  I'll be paying around $300/month for it.  The uptime is unmeasured, and IPs are unlimited provided their use can be justified.  IRC and adult content are acceptable, but nothing illegal (i.e. warez, child pornography, spam).

[Joe[x86]]

Does it have limitations. IE: No irc , No porn.

Heh heh heh heh heh.

Seconded. :p

[TehUser]

If its under 100 a month, I am in.

I suspect that people are misunderstanding what I'm doing here.  I'm not looking for people to share the costs of the server with me.  I am looking for someone who has some sort of idea for a business or project that they would like to run, but never had a server from which to launch it.  I'm basically offering that server, free of charge for a year or so, while they get established.  After that time, I'd expect them to be making enough to cover the cost of the server themselves.  Think of it as an investment into someone's business idea.

[rabbit]

How much is the cost of the server?

[TehUser]

How much is the cost of the server?

<snip> I'll be paying around $300/month for it.<snip>

It's awesome when people read the thread before posting.

[MysT_DooM]

ill throw my idea out there the one i told u about on irc, maybe someone will like it and start on it or something

A Dating site or something like Netfilx

[rabbit]

You'd need movies.

[Denial]

well from my experience if you get some good content and put up banners they pay pretty well i myself make about 600 off my banners off my website alone and i do nothing anymore updating that website. Just from the pictures alone i make the money when people see pictures they click the advertisement and sign up +.50 cents per signup. you could also do torrent files website but its risky lately due to them cutting alot of websites.

[Rule]

well from my experience if you get some good content and put up banners they pay pretty well i myself make about 600 off my banners off my website alone..

$600/month?

[RealityRipple]

well from my experience if you get some good content and put up banners they pay pretty well i myself make about 600 off my banners off my website alone and i do nothing anymore updating that website. Just from the pictures alone i make the money when people see pictures they click the advertisement and sign up +.50 cents per signup. you could also do torrent files website but its risky lately due to them cutting alot of websites.

Dude... you need to work on your site just a bit more. Try visiting it at 1280x1024 resolution. the title's all screwed up.