▁server , ▁or ▁personal ▁server ▁in ▁short , ▁allows ▁users ▁to ▁store , ▁select ively ▁share , ▁or ▁publish ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁web ▁or ▁on ▁a ▁home ▁network . ▁Un like ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁web ▁servers , ▁a ▁personal ▁web ▁server ▁is ▁owned ▁or ▁controlled ▁by ▁an ▁individual , ▁and ▁operated ▁for ▁the ▁individual ' s ▁needs , ▁instead ▁of ▁by ▁a ▁company . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁implemented ▁in ▁different ▁ways : ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁computer ▁app liance ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁general - pur pose ▁server , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁Linux ▁server , ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁owner ' s ▁home ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁data ▁center ▁ ▁in ▁a ▁shared ▁hosting ▁model , ▁where ▁several ▁users ▁share ▁one ▁physical ▁server ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁virtual ization , ▁or ▁virtual ▁hosting . ▁ ▁as ▁one ▁feature ▁of ▁a ▁computer ▁that ▁is ▁otherwise ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁other ▁purposes . ▁ ▁A ▁personal ▁web ▁server ▁is ▁concept ually ▁the ▁opposite ▁of ▁a ▁web ▁server , ▁or ▁website , ▁operated ▁by ▁third ▁parties , ▁in ▁a ▁software ▁as ▁a ▁service ▁( S aa S ) ▁or ▁cloud ▁model . ▁ ▁Adv antages ▁ ▁Priv acy : ▁as ▁the ▁personal ▁server ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁individual ▁that ▁der ives ▁the ▁main ▁benefit ▁from ▁it , ▁they ▁are ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁who ▁else ▁may ▁access ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁server ▁ ▁Aut onomy : ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁personal ▁server ▁dec ides ▁which ▁applications ▁to ▁run ▁on ▁the ▁server , ▁whom ▁to ▁allow ▁access ▁to , ▁when ▁to ▁upgrade