Hello guys!
I'm planning to open my own private server, but i do have some questions regarding it, considering that i have no idea about servers in general. Anyways, i'll list them here and i hope i'll get an answer pretty quick.
1. A dedicated server is mandatory, hence, where could i get one and how expensive is it?
2. From what i've heard, there is a virus in the serverfiles, is it safe to run them?
3. Would it be expensive to pay a guy to set up the server files for me?
4. Also, there are some bugs in the original server files, are they really hard to fix?
5. How could i protect my server from DDOS and exploit abusing?
Thank you all, and please, contain yourself from rude replies.