This past December "Opcionista" wrote a review with this very same title, "Build Your
Windows Home Server Website" right here on Shvoong. His focus was the hardware. This past week two Windows Home Server home-enthusiasts posted a build-and-deploy guide covering the other side of the coin, the
Website application.<br/><br/>
The single-page website is located at
http://whswebsite.googlepages.com/<br/<br/>
The 7-Part downloadable Guide walks you through how to create a fully functional dynamic (ASP.NET 2.0) website on your Windows Home Server and do it for free. The completed website includes the following features:
- User Login
- User Forum
- News Articles
- Automatic Email Notifications
- Events Calendaring
- User Polls
- Membership Lists
- Animated Banners
- Two kinds of Photo Albums
- Three Built-in Themes
The two authors are Windows Home Server enthusiasts that decided that if whs came with the IIS (Internet Information Services) Web Server built into it, then someone should figure how to put it to unlock its usefulness. They ended up combining free Starter Kits downloaded from Microsoft’s ASP.NET with free Microsoft Express Software Kits and an existing WHS Add-In, Whiist. Along the way they had many, many false starts so they decided to write these tutorials so others would not “bleed” as much. <br/><br/>
The authors claim that you need no prior experience to be successful in completing their Guide. Looking at the detail and screenshots that they provide, I have to agree. They are also quick to point out that one does not need to complete all seven parts. Part 2 of the guide is essentially a stand-alone section and details the actual build and deployment. So if you complete just Part 2, you have your website. The seven parts are as follows:
-
Part 1 is short and is the introduction as well as a brief exercise for those who doubt if they have the skills required
- Part 2, as mentioned above, actually builds and deploys the website
- Part 3 walks you through changing the color, layout and style so you end up with a truly unque website of your very own
- Part 4 continues the This past December "Opcionista" wrote a review with this very same title, "Build Your Windows Home Server Website" right here on Shvoong. His focus was the hardware. This past week two Windows Home Server home-enthusiasts posted a build-and-deploy guide covering the other side of the coin, the website application.<br/><br/>
The single-page website is located at http://whswebsite.googlepages.com/<br/<br/>
The 7-Part downloadable Guide walks you through how to create a fully functional dynamic (ASP.NET 2.0) website on your Windows Home Server and do it for free. The completed website includes the following features:
- User Login
- User Forum
- News Articles
- Automatic Email Notifications
- Events Calendaring
- User Polls
- Membership Lists
- Animated Banners
- Two kinds of Photo Albums
- Three Built-in Themes
The two authors are Windows Home Server enthusiasts that decided that if WHS came with the IIS (Internet Information Services) Web Server built into it, then someone should figure how to put it to unlock its usefulness. They ended up combining free Starter Kits downloaded from Microsoft’s ASP.NET with free Microsoft Express Software Kits and an existing WHS Add-In, Whiist. Along the way they had many, many false starts so they decided to write these tutorials so others would not “bleed” as much. <br/><br/>
The autors claim that you need no prior experience to be successul in completing their Guide. Looking at the detail and screenshots that they provide, I have to agree. They are also quick to point out that one does not need to complete all seven parts. Part 2 of the guide is essentially a stand-olone section and details the actual build and deployment. So if you complete just Part 2, you have your website. The seven parts are as follows:
-
Part 1 is short and is the introduction as well as a brief exercise for those who doubt if they have the skills required
- Part 2, as mentioned above, actually builds and depoys the website
- Part 3 walks you through changing the color, layout and style so you end up with a truly unque website of your very own
- Part 4 continues the customizations adding favicons, page titles and such
- Part 5 is the Trouble Shooting section
- Parts 6 and 7 are six additional mini-guides that walk you through added features such as:
- User Forum
- User Polls
- Animating your Banner
- Photo Almbum - a second kind, the base website come with one
All in all, if you are interested in a website on you Windows Home Wever box at a cost of $0.00, this Guide deserves your perusal
More reviews about the http://whswebsite.googlepages.com/