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I'm in the market for a dedicated web server and all the ones I am looking at offer BSD, Windows and Linux as an OS choice. what are the pros and cons of each one and which one do you think I should use?
Which is better for a web server; BSD, Windows or Linux?
This website runs Apache on Linux. That should tell you everything. Yahoo uses Linux. Google uses Linux. Youtube uses Linux. etc.
If you are just getting started, start with Ubuntu for the server. As secure as Debian, but more up-to-date.
FreeBSD is told to be more secure. But that's just because FreeBSD users are way more skilled than average. You really can't compare it: i doubt a new user would be immediately successful in employing it.
Nevertheless, after enough time, you too might be skilled enough to switch to a hardcore server OS. Before that, stick with Debian or Ubuntu.
Do not touch windows. Because:
- its less secure
- it has more chance of being hacked just because people dislike Windows.
- it costs money (and again and again, when you need to update to a new version)
- it has less tools available
- you will learn less about how the system works and be less in control
Which is better for a web server; BSD, Windows or Linux?
FreeBSD is great and Linux is good. If they give you command prompt access via ssh you might find it to be a bit of a learning curve to deal with them. Windows is easier to use for a lot of people but you get less performance and relatively poor security.
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