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As the name implies, I am going to set up a webserver running SELinux... (I will get the kernal from: http://www.nsa.gov/research/selinux/code/download-stable.shtml

I have never done this before, so I will relay my questions here as they come. First question, and most basic is does anyone know of a webserver that is good (possibly designed for) this kind of thing? Choosing the right materials is a very important step in most project that I can think of.

I know this really does not seem like a big deal to a lot of the readers who have set up hundreds of webservers, but I have never done this before, but for the same reasons that I like to build my computer and run Mac on the Windows hardware, I want to set up SELinux on a webserver.

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Do you have some sort of requirement to run SELinux or is it something that you just want to do. In my experience SELinux has NEVER been worth the giant PITA it is to run – Zypher♦ Jan 26 at 21:13
It sure is a serious PITA. Side note, OpenSuse installs it by default, maybe you could setup a virtual machine with OpenSuse and fiddle with it there before going full-bore. – Tim Jan 26 at 21:18
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CentOS also installs SELinux as standard, and would give you a base to start from instead of starting from scratch. – TessellatingHeckler Jan 26 at 21:48
Naa, no requirement for SELinux, I did not realize it was such a PITA.. just thought it was cool (NSA and stuff) and free... but yeah, I can use CentOS instead, can you direct me to a good installation tutorial? cuz I know with Linux I can just download a .iso and install it off that.. is it the same installation process for CentOS? (sidenote- is Fedora a better choice? cuz I've used that before...) anyway, same question again but for CentOS or Fedora... what server(s) is best for use with one of those? – FALL3N Jan 27 at 0:12
The problem is not selinux per se in the kernel, but the policy required to run a system. These policies are HUGE and very finely tuned for the various subsystems and functionalities. I suggest you do some reading of the centos/RHEL/Fedora selinux guides to get a grip on it. Webservers are very well covered in those policies. – AndreasM Feb 10 at 9:37
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