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Mathazzar

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Hi guys,

I'm new to server work so excuse my ignorance. What I'm trying to accomplish seems fairly simple but I'm not sure how to go about it so a bit of guidance would be greatly appreciated.

I'm looking to create a private podcast database for my small business where I can store tutorial podcasts and a lesson wiki and give access to users on a fairly limited basis. I would like to have these things accessible via the internet at server.mydomain.com, with login required.

I have Lion Server installed but I'm not sure what my next steps are. Do I need a unique IP for the domain from my host? What do I do with it? if the files are being pushed to my domain, does the server machine actually need to be running 24/7 to have the services accessible, or just when I'm actively adding/changing content?

Again, excuse me if the questions are very basic but any help would be appreciated. 🙂
 
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