server.mdwn: New file.

2 files changed, 32 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d68938b..37f9722 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ srcs = \
 	essays/commercial-free-software.mdwn \
 	essays/social-networking.mdwn \
 	guides/shell-workshop/index.mdwn \
-	guides/index.mdwn
+	guides/index.mdwn \
+	server.mdwn
 objs = $(srcs:.mdwn=.html)
 
 .SUFFIXES:
diff --git a/server.mdwn b/server.mdwn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9a5962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<!--#set var="title" value="About This Server" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/includes/header.html" -->
+
+About This Server
+=================
+
+Hardware
+--------
+
+This server is an AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor dual-core 3.0-GHz CPU sitting next
+to one 2-GiB DDR3 SDRAM module, all on an Asus Micro-ATX motherboard and sitting
+inside a very old and bare Gateway chassis.  Connected to the board is a 500-GB
+7200-RPM hard disk drive. Powering the whole machine is a 400-W ATX power
+supply.  One front-mounted 80-mm fan keeps the case and components cool.
+
+Software
+--------
+
+This server runs Debian GNU/Linux.  There is no non-free software (not even
+firmware) installed on this system. I even have plans to someday port coreboot
+(freely-licensed and high-quality boot firmware) to my server's motherboard
+(and I purchased a board for which a port should be easy).
+
+With the help of apticron, I keep the system up-to-date with proposed updates
+and security fixes. These documents are served by the Apache Web server with
+`mod_include` for SSI parsing. My mail server of choice is Exim 4, however port
+25 is currently firewalled. I manage virtual hosts in Apache httpd and Exim
+using [VHC](projects/vhc/).
+
+<!--#include file="includes/footer.html" -->