Setting up your own web server can be a fun thing, simply because you can customize the things you want and optimize it to perform at the highest level. Previously, we have shown you how to install a LAMP server in your Ubuntu machine, but that is using a GUI and it won’t work if you are administering a remote host. Here’s how you can setup a Ubuntu web server on a remote host.
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How to Setup A Ubuntu Web Server On A Remote Host
How to Create Your Own Torrent Tracker with RivetTracker
There are some things that are less about usefulness, and more about the cool factor. One such thing is setting up your own torrent tracker. There are plenty of legitimate use cases, but for most people, a personal tracker would be overkill. If, however, you need to distribute large files without wasting bandwidth, or just want to know how all this works, you can get one started fairly easily with RivetTracker. All you need is the right software and a basic understanding of Apache to get things moving.
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Remote Control Your Mac With Your iPhone/iPod Touch
We know that there are plenty of things that you can do with your iPhone/iPod Touch, and one of the coolest thing of all is to be able to remote control your Mac with your iPhone/iPod Touch. This gives you the convenience to move around your house (or laze in your bed), yet have access to your Mac in the other room. No, we are not talking about any iPhone apps that you have to paid $0.99 for. We are referring to iSofa, a native Mac app.
iSofa is a Mac application that turns your Mac into a Web server. You can then access the web server from your iPhone/iPod Touch and remote control your Mac from your iDevice. it makes use of the Mac inbuilt web sharing feature and the automator scripts to achieve the effect. The concept is simple, the implementation is simple and the user interface is great.
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How To Install And Setup Jinzora Media Server In Ubuntu

If you have a huge collection of music and would like to build a media streaming server to manage your collection, then Jinzora is the right one for you.
Jinzora is a Web based media streaming and management system. It is supported in various platforms and it allows you to access your music collection from any devices over the Internet.