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diff --git a/server.html b/server.html deleted file mode 100644 index fb5d6d5..0000000 --- a/server.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,146 +0,0 @@ -<!DOCTYPE html> -<html lang=en> - <head> - <title>Get a Server – LandChad.net</title> - <meta charset="utf-8"/> - <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> - <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='style.css'> - <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> - <link rel='alternate' type='application/rss+xml' title='Land Chad RSS' href='/rss.xml'> - </head> -<body> - <header><h1>Get a Server</h1></header> - <nav></nav> - <main> - <p> - Once you have a <a href=domain.html>domain name</a>, you'll need a server to host all your website files on. - In general, a server is just a computer that is constanly broadcasting some services on the internet. - </p> - <p> - Servers connected to the internet can be extremely useful with or without proper websites attached to them. - You can be your own website, email, file-sharing service and much more. - </p> - <h2>Getting a VPS</h2> - <p> - A Virtual Personal Server (VPS) is a very cheap and easy way to get a - web server. Without you having to buy expensive equipment. There are a - lot of online businesses that have massive server farms with great - internet connection and big power bills that allow you to rent a VPS in - that farm for pocket change. - </p> - - <p> - A VPS usually costs $5 a month. Sometimes slightly more, sometimes slightly less. - That's a good price for some internet real-estate, but in truth, you can host a huge number of websites and services on a single VPS, so you get a lot more. - I might have a dozen websites, an email server, a chat server and a file-sharing services on one VPS. - </p> - - <p> - The VPS provider that I'll be using for this guide is Vultr, since that is what I use. - Vultr provides a free one-month $100 credit to anyone who starts an account through <a href="https://www.vultr.com/?ref=8384069-6G">this referral link of mine</a> - so you can play around with their services with impunity. - </p> - - <h2>Starting your server in two minutes or less</h2> - - <p> - <a href="https://www.vultr.com/?ref=8384069-6G">Start an account on Vultr</a> and let's get started. - </p> - - <p> - Vultr (and other VPS providers) usually give you a choice in where and what exactly your VPS is. - </p> - - <h4>Server Location</h4> - - <p> - In general, it doesn't <em>hugely</em> matter what physical location - you have your server in. You might theoretically want it close to - where you or your audience might be, but if you host a server in - Singapore for an American audience, they won't have to be waiting a - perceptibly longer time to load the site. - </p> - - <a href="pix/server-location.png"><img src="pix/server-location.png" alt="Pick your servers's locatio"></a> - - <p><strong>Some locations might have different abilities and plans than others. - For example, in Vultr, their New York location has optional DDOS protection and also has some cheaper $3.50 servers.</strong></p> - - <h4>Operating System/Server Type</h4> - - <a href=pix/server-type.png><img src="pix/server-type.png" alt="server type"></a> - - <p> - I especially recommend <strong>Debian 10</strong> for an operating system for your server. - Debian is the "classic" server OS and as such, <strong>I make my guides on this site for Debian 10</strong>. - If you use another OS, just know that your millage may vary in terms of you might need to change some instructions here minorly. - </p> - - <h4>Server size</h4> - - <a href=pix/server-size.png><img src="pix/server-size.png" alt="server size"></a> - - <p> - You finally have a choice in how beefy a server you want. - On Vultr, I recommend getting the cheapest option that is not IPv6 only. - </p> - - <p> - Web hosting and even moderately complicated sites do not use huge amounts of RAM or CPU power. - If you start doing more intensive stuff than hosting some webpages and an email server and such, - you can always bump up your plan on Vultr without data loss (it's not so easy to bump down). - </p> - - <h4>Additional features</h4> - - <a href=pix/server-features.png><img src="pix/server-features.png" alt="additional features"></a> - - <p> - On Vultr, there are some final checkboxes you can select additional options. - <strong>You will want to check <em>Enable IPv6</em> and also <em>Block Storage Compatible</em>.</strong> - </p> - - <p> - We will be setting up IPv6 because it's important for future-proofing your website as more of the web moves to the IPv6 protocol. - Block storage is the ability (if you want) to later rent large storage disks to connect to your VPS if desired. - You just might want that as an option, so it's worth activating now. - </p> - - <h3>Done!</h3> - - <p> - Once you select those settings, your server will automatically be deployed. - Momentarily, you will be able to see your server's IP addresses which will be used for the next brief step: - </p> - - <span class=prev><a href="domain.html">Previous: Get a domain name.</a></span> - <span class=next><a href="dns.html">Next: Connect Your Domain and Server.</a></span> - - <hr> - - <h2>More info</h2> - - <h3>VPS vs. Self-hosting</h3> - <p> - It is very possible instead of using a VPS, hooking up an old computer to the internet and attempting to host a website from that. - That can be a valid option if you can do it if you have a great internet connection and can do so without draining your power bill. - I don't recommend it because I don't (and can't) do it given my bandwidth needs. - For newbs, there are also some extra steps you have to take care of with DNS and setting up static IPs and such. - </p> - - <p> - I might write a guide on this in the future, but I don't do it myself. - </p> - - <h3>Backups</h3> - - <p> - Vultr and other VPS providers often provide the ability to make backup snapshots of your server in case of dataloss or their own error. - Backups on Vultr are free right now. - When we learn how to use <code>rsync</code>, I will recommend you to also keep your own backup of your site, or at least an offline version of it. - There's a low chance of their whole system collapsing or something, but I say it's a good idea to be hyper-precautious. - </p> - </main> - <footer><a href="https://landchad.net">LandChad.net</a></br>Because Everyone should be an Internet LandChad.</br><a href="index.html"><li><img src="pix/chad.gif" alt="chad"></li></a><a href="rss.xml"><li><img src="pix/rss.svg" alt="RSS"></li></a><a href="donate-bitcoin.html"><li><img src="pix/btc.svg" alt="BTC"></li></a><a href="donate-monero.html"><li><img src="pix/xmr.svg" alt="XMR"></li></a><a href="https://github.com/lukesmithxyz/landchad"><li><img src="pix/git.svg" alt="Github"></li></a></footer> -</body> -</html> |