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People have asked me to share my experiences setting up my own [http://ubuntu.com Ubuntu]-based small-office server. So at the risk of being boring, I'll try to explain the "why" and "how" of setting up such a system.

==What is a "small-office server" and why would I want one?==

First, the "what". A "small-office server" as I'm using the phrase means a computer which runs:
* a web-server (so you can publish content on the internet easily)
* an email-server (so you can send and receive emails without using another service)

It's possible to run other services as well (and I do), but for the moment these are the main ones which might be of interest to you.

Answering the "why" is a bit more difficult, and it depends on your circumstances.

Reasons you may want to have your own web-server:
* you don't want to spend $$$ on a commercial provider, and you have a spare computer
* you are concerned that your provider is perhaps not so careful as you might be with your data's privacy
* you need to run some application, but your provided will not run it (or will only run it if you pay much more $$$)

Reasons you may want to run your own mail server:
* you are ''very'' concerned about maintaining privacy or confidentiality of your mail (business information, etc)
* you want 100% control over your email accounts (perhaps you want to keep backups of email, for instance, where the company can get them when an employee leaves)
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