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=== Building an AI-Powered News Aggregator on Rental Servers ===

This article details the server configuration required to build and deploy an AI-powered news aggregator on rental servers (e.g., DigitalOcean, AWS, Google Cloud). It is geared towards users with some basic server administration experience, but aims to be a comprehensive guide for newcomers to deploying such a system. We will cover hardware requirements, software stack, and key configuration considerations.  Understanding [[Server Administration]] is crucial for this project.

== 1. System Overview ==

An AI-powered news aggregator typically consists of several key components: a web crawler to gather news articles, a natural language processing (NLP) engine to analyze and categorize content, a database to store articles and metadata, an API to serve the data, and a web frontend for users. The system will leverage machine learning models for tasks such as topic classification, sentiment analysis, and duplicate detection. [[Data Mining]] techniques will be essential.

== 2. Hardware Requirements ==

Choosing the right server configuration is crucial for performance and scalability. Here's a breakdown of the minimum recommended specifications.  Consider using a [[Cloud Provider]] for easy scaling.

{| class="wikitable"
! Component
! Minimum Specification
! Recommended Specification
|-
| CPU
| 4 vCPUs
| 8 vCPUs
|-
| RAM
| 8 GB
| 16 GB
|-
| Storage
| 100 GB SSD
| 250 GB SSD
|-
| Network
| 100 Mbps
| 1 Gbps
|}

These specifications are a starting point and may need to be adjusted based on the volume of news data processed and the complexity of the AI models used.  [[Performance Tuning]] will be vital as the system grows.

== 3. Software Stack ==

The following software components will form the core of our news aggregator:

*   '''Operating System:''' Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS (provides a stable and widely supported environment).
*   '''Web Server:''' Nginx (for serving the web frontend and reverse proxying to the API).  See [[Nginx Configuration]] for details.
*   '''Database:''' PostgreSQL (a robust and scalable relational database for storing articles and metadata).  [[Database Management]] is key.
*   '''Programming Language:''' Python 3.9+ (for the web crawler, NLP engine, and API).
*   '''Web Framework:''' Flask or Django (for building the API). [[Python Web Frameworks]] can help you choose.
*   '''NLP Library:''' spaCy or NLTK (for natural language processing tasks).
*   '''Machine Learning Framework:''' TensorFlow or PyTorch (for building and deploying AI models).  Understanding [[Machine Learning]] is essential.
*   '''Message Queue:''' RabbitMQ or Redis (for asynchronous task processing, such as crawling and NLP).
*   '''Web Crawler:''' Scrapy (a powerful Python framework for web crawling).

== 4. Server Configuration Details ==

We will deploy the components across three virtual servers: a crawler server, an NLP server, and a web/API server.

=== 4.1 Crawler Server ===

This server is responsible for fetching news articles from various sources.

{| class="wikitable"
! Component
! Configuration
|-
| Operating System
| Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS
|-
| Python Version
| 3.9+
|-
| Web Crawler
| Scrapy
|-
| Message Queue Client
| RabbitMQ/Redis Python client
|-
| Storage
| 100 GB SSD
|}

The crawler server should be configured to run Scrapy spiders on a schedule, pushing retrieved articles to the message queue.  [[Web Crawling Best Practices]] should be followed to avoid being blocked by websites.

=== 4.2 NLP Server ===

This server processes the crawled articles, extracting relevant information and applying machine learning models.

{| class="wikitable"
! Component
! Configuration
|-
| Operating System
| Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS
|-
| Python Version
| 3.9+
|-
| NLP Library
| spaCy / NLTK
|-
| Machine Learning Framework
| TensorFlow / PyTorch
|-
| Message Queue Client
| RabbitMQ/Redis Python client
|-
| Database Client
| PostgreSQL Python client
|-
| Storage
| 100 GB SSD
|}

The NLP server consumes messages from the queue, performs NLP tasks (topic classification, sentiment analysis, entity recognition), and stores the processed data in the PostgreSQL database. [[Natural Language Processing]] techniques will be heavily utilized.

=== 4.3 Web/API Server ===

This server hosts the web frontend and the API that serves the news data.

{| class="wikitable"
! Component
! Configuration
|-
| Operating System
| Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS
|-
| Web Server
| Nginx
|-
| Web Framework
| Flask/Django
|-
| Database Client
| PostgreSQL Python client
|-
| Storage
| 50 GB SSD
|}

The web server serves static assets (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) for the frontend and reverse proxies API requests to the Flask/Django application.  [[API Design]] is crucial for a usable service.

== 5. Security Considerations ==

*   **Firewall:** Configure a firewall (e.g., UFW) on each server to restrict access to necessary ports only.
*   **SSH Access:** Secure SSH access with key-based authentication and disable password authentication.  See [[SSH Security]].
*   **Database Security:** Implement strong database passwords and restrict access to authorized users only.
*   **Regular Updates:** Keep all software packages up to date to patch security vulnerabilities.  [[System Updates]] are critical.
*   **SSL/TLS:** Use SSL/TLS certificates for secure communication between the client and the server.

== 6. Monitoring and Logging ==

Implement monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) to track server performance and identify potential issues. Configure logging to capture errors and debug problems.  [[System Monitoring]] will help maintain stability.

[[Category:Server Configurations]]


== Intel-Based Server Configurations ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Configuration
! Specifications
! Benchmark
|-
| [[Core i7-6700K/7700 Server]]
| 64 GB DDR4, NVMe SSD 2 x 512 GB
| CPU Benchmark: 8046
|-
| [[Core i7-8700 Server]]
| 64 GB DDR4, NVMe SSD 2x1 TB
| CPU Benchmark: 13124
|-
| [[Core i9-9900K Server]]
| 128 GB DDR4, NVMe SSD 2 x 1 TB
| CPU Benchmark: 49969
|-
| [[Core i9-13900 Server (64GB)]]
| 64 GB RAM, 2x2 TB NVMe SSD
| 
|-
| [[Core i9-13900 Server (128GB)]]
| 128 GB RAM, 2x2 TB NVMe SSD
| 
|-
| [[Core i5-13500 Server (64GB)]]
| 64 GB RAM, 2x500 GB NVMe SSD
| 
|-
| [[Core i5-13500 Server (128GB)]]
| 128 GB RAM, 2x500 GB NVMe SSD
| 
|-
| [[Core i5-13500 Workstation]]
| 64 GB DDR5 RAM, 2 NVMe SSD, NVIDIA RTX 4000
| 
|}

== AMD-Based Server Configurations ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Configuration
! Specifications
! Benchmark
|-
| [[Ryzen 5 3600 Server]]
| 64 GB RAM, 2x480 GB NVMe
| CPU Benchmark: 17849
|-
| [[Ryzen 7 7700 Server]]
| 64 GB DDR5 RAM, 2x1 TB NVMe
| CPU Benchmark: 35224
|-
| [[Ryzen 9 5950X Server]]
| 128 GB RAM, 2x4 TB NVMe
| CPU Benchmark: 46045
|-
| [[Ryzen 9 7950X Server]]
| 128 GB DDR5 ECC, 2x2 TB NVMe
| CPU Benchmark: 63561
|-
| [[EPYC 7502P Server (128GB/1TB)]]
| 128 GB RAM, 1 TB NVMe
| CPU Benchmark: 48021
|-
| [[EPYC 7502P Server (128GB/2TB)]]
| 128 GB RAM, 2 TB NVMe
| CPU Benchmark: 48021
|-
| [[EPYC 7502P Server (128GB/4TB)]]
| 128 GB RAM, 2x2 TB NVMe
| CPU Benchmark: 48021
|-
| [[EPYC 7502P Server (256GB/1TB)]]
| 256 GB RAM, 1 TB NVMe
| CPU Benchmark: 48021
|-
| [[EPYC 7502P Server (256GB/4TB)]]
| 256 GB RAM, 2x2 TB NVMe
| CPU Benchmark: 48021
|-
| [[EPYC 9454P Server]]
| 256 GB RAM, 2x2 TB NVMe
| 
|}

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