Get Server
A basic VPS is enough for personal usage.
Nginx Setup
apt install nginx
main directories and files:
- /etc/nginx/sites-available
- /etc/nginx/sites-enabled(typically symbolic links for “available”)
- /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
- /var/log/nginx/access.log
- /var/log/nginx/error.log
Get HTTPS Cert Support
Using HTTPS should be modern and more secure.
https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-debian
https://certbot.eff.org/instructions?ws=nginx&os=debianbuster
We use certbot to get https support for your website, and renew automatically.
Debian10/11 operation example:
apt install snapd
snap install core
snap install hello-world
snap refresh core
snap install --classic certbot
ln -s /snap/bin/certbot /usr/bin/certbot
certbot --nginx / certbot certonly --nginx
certbot renew --dry-run
The job should be in:
- /etc/crontab/
- /etc/cron./
- systemctl list-timers
Firewall Setup
If you still can’t access your index.html from outside, maybe your firewall needs further setup.
ufw status
ufw allow 'Nginx HTTP'
ufw allow 'Nginx HTTPS'
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/nginx-ssl-certificate-https-redirect-errors
