I'm new to servers and dont know much about them. I have been trying to study them for the past week and not getting any good info. I want to get a web server for my home to use for my website. My website is basically a search engine and i get about 500,000 queries to the database every day. I want to buy or build a server and need some help. I dont know what I should do. My site isn't huge, Maybe 50 megs all together. I don't need alot of space. I just need a fast reliable server and I cant seem to figure out what kind I need or what. I looked into building one and I go blank cause i dont know what kind of specs I need etc. I can spend up to around $700.00 USD. Can i get what i need with that much money?
Also before anyone says anything about hosting. I dont want a host I want to host myself or use my own server hosted through someone else. I have already contacted my ISP and they can acomadate me if i want. It seems every time i ask questions about servers, The only answers i get is why dont you try this or that hosting. I'm really not interested in hosts anymore. I just want to give this a try myself and if i succeed then awesome, If not then that's my fail. I appreciate anyones help though. I could really use it.
Also before anyone says anything about hosting. I dont want a host I want to host myself or use my own server hosted through someone else. I have already contacted my ISP and they can acomadate me if i want. It seems every time i ask questions about servers, The only answers i get is why dont you try this or that hosting. I'm really not interested in hosts anymore. I just want to give this a try myself and if i succeed then awesome, If not then that's my fail. I appreciate anyones help though. I could really use it.