How To Host a website on Linux With Free tools!
In this week's video we discuss how to setup a basic webserver for a local intranet, not 'Internet. Meaning it won't be accessible from outside your local network. To Configure the webserver, We'll be Using Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP and PHPMyAdmin L.A.M.P.
Linux is the operating system, Apache is the webserver, MySQL is the database, Php is the programing language, and PhpMyadmin is a web UI for managing the database.
A Webserver allows us to run local website on a computer. The only requirements is the computer can't be too old (Maybe made in the last 5-10 years), it needs to have internet access and it needs to remain on!
The advantages of running your own webserver vs using a third party provider is you'll save money on monthly subscriptions and don't have to worry about committing to a contract! However, you won't enjoy the reliability or security of a dedicated datacenter to host your website.
In this video we're installing a VM of Ubuntu Linux Desktop ver 24.04 on our hypervisor proxmox, version 8.2.8. After installing Linux, we'll install Apache, then Php, MySQL, and then PHPmyadmin. Lastly we're going to sign up for a free Dynamic Domain Name Server (DDNS) with NO-IP.com
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction and discusing advantages & disadvantages of running your own webserver
4:42 Showing Webserver Example i have created
5:21 Installation of Ubuntu VM on Proxmox
7:01 Update of Linux Ubuntu
7:21 Installation of Apache
7:57 Testing the Apache installation (is the webserver working?)
9:56 Installing PHP
10:22 Testing our programming language on our webserver
11:53 Installation of MySQL
13:38 Installation of PHPMYADMIN
14:49 Exploring the benefits of Phpmyadmin with examples
16:19 Intro and configuration of NO-IP service for our webserver
18:59 Testing of the website name we selected!
1934: Conclusion
Website resources
Website used for DDNS: No-IP.com
Ubuntu Linux: www.ubuntu.com
Hypervisor: www.proxmox.com
NO-IP DUC for Linux:
https://blog.noip.com/how-do-i-downlo...
Instructions on creating our webserver and the commands we used!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x...
⚠️ Disclaimer:
This video is for educational and informational purposes only. I’m not responsible for any damage, data loss, or gremlins that may appear from following these steps—so please back up your data and proceed at your own risk. Every setup is different, and your results may vary.
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