What do I need to start a huge website on my own without using other hosts?

I have a good background of Comp. IT, Networking, and Web Development and I need help on what I%26#039;ll need to get me started. I know everything about making a website, however I don%26#039;t know how to start one from home. I%26#039;ve always used other popular sites such as GoDaddy or Yahoo for my hosting, but now I%26#039;m taking into favor of a Video Broadcasting site. I know I%26#039;ll probably be putting in about $20K into the project but if anyone knows a lot about this category it would help me out a bunch. Thanks.

What do I need to start a huge website on my own without using other hosts?

First, you%26#039;ll need to buy a dedicated server to run your web server. And I don%26#039;t mean a desktop computer, but an actual server.

AMD and Intel are the big names. You *might* be able to do it with just a personal computer, but if you plan on this project being big, a desktop computer is not going to be enough. You%26#039;ll waste money on the graphics and multimedia card if you buy a desktop. You can always build it yourself, but it can get troublesome and end up being more expensive.

http://wheretobuy.amd.com/servers.html

http://www.intel.com/products/server/ind...

Next, you%26#039;ll need to get a dedicated High Speed line.

Google for T1 line, T2 line, DS 3 line, and OC line. Here are some results of my search:

http://line-provider.com/

http://www.broadband.com/Business/bandwi...

(They%26#039;re not paying me for this, so you might want to look around and check the prices first. They were just first on Google.)

I highly suggest you use other hosts, the cost of you hosting your own server on a high speed line will be far more than if you use other hosts. A T1 line costs 100-300 a month and it%26#039;s only 1.5mps. The faster ones go over a thousand. You can do it with cable or dsl from your ISP, but generally, they have something in their TOS that prevents you from hosting servers.

If you want a dedicated server, I suggest you Google for dedicated hosting. Here%26#039;s a page with some quick comparisons:

http://www.webhostingsearch.com/dedicate...

I know someone who tried to do it once. You%26#039;re in for a headache. Have fun though and good luck.