Server Newbie - Basic Setup?

[Bad Boy]

Hello,
Before I start this is only theoretical (to start with) so don't talk to me about costs until I know what it all involves.

I want to run a website allowing people to buy photographs without hosting it on a third party server. I have read lots about DNS servers and Home Networks and Cloud Servers e.t.c. and I am getting very confused.
If I wanted to run a server from my house allowing me to run my website without third party hosting what would I need and roughly how would I connect it to the internet or whatever you do?

I am a new to this idea of servers so please could you just give me the basics, I don't need this server to be fail safe (except against hackers) so if it goes down due to a power cut or I click the wrong button then it is fine providing it can get back up and running without harming any potential clients who buy from it.

Thanks!

 

[Joe Jamal]

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Hope this helps.

 

[David C]

Much easier to just pay for a hosting account.
Job done for a couple of quid a month.