Yeah that one is pretty bad example-the editor probably told the writer that he
needs 7 things and he reached and included that.
In this case whether it's accessible from the internet or not would depend on
the IP it has and if you need to NAT it-if it's private. I guess the attempt
is to say use a USB drive so your web server doesn't go down if your HD-note
they didn't say SSD-goes down. But why they describe it as portable-what are
you gonna take it with you when you leave the house? I suppose the only good
thing is that if your machine dies or get replaced, your website it easy to
port over to the new machine, but still...it's quite a reach!
Now the item about using an old USB drive with USB Raptor is an interesting
idea-tho reading up on it, it's not really a USB replacement-it's more
continuous monitoring, and I see some people posting about having problems with
it locking them out of their computer, so I'm not sure I'd go that route heh.
BINO
-----Original Message-----
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Winterlight
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 7:52 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [H] Portable web server
I saw this on PCWorld but I don't get it. ..why would I do this. Is this only
for a local LAN web page server..is that what they mean? Or do they mean
running a web site that can be accessed from the internet by any one?
Run a portable web server
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2904229/7-clever-ways-to-use-your-old-usb-flash-drives.html?utm_date=20250916043230&utm_campaign=PCWorld%20Top%20Stories%20%40PCWorld&utm_content=slotno1-pushheadline-7%20clever%20ways%20to%20use%20your%20old%20USB%20flash%20drives&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Top%20Stories%20%40PCWorld&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Adestra&aid=1866394&huid=f9a3ee27-9b60-46af-a5dc-96c09cf5700b
Yes a USB flash drive can also be used to run a web server. Running one on your
USB drive instead of a hard drive can save you if your hard drive gets
corrupted for any reason. There are a bunch of different applications that can
do this for you. Check out
Server2Go<https://go.skimresources.com/?id=111346X1569483&xs=1&url=https://server2go.software.informer.com/1.8/&xcust=2-1-2904229-1-0-0-0-0&sref=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2904229/7-clever-ways-to-use-your-old-usb-flash-drives.html?utm_date=20250916043230&utm_campaign=PCWorldTopStoriesPCWorld&utm_content=slotno1-pushheadline-7cleverwaystouseyouroldUSBflashdrives&utm_term=Editorial-TopStoriesPCWorld&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Adestra&aid=1866394&huid=f9a3ee27-9b60-46af-a5dc-96c09cf5700b>,
which is one of the most common and is free.
