Would anyone be interested in a conside guide for setting up a cheap VPS?

[Mahzkrieg]

I've been picking the brains of this community since 2007 and I'd like to give back.

One thing that might help is to make a simple, easy to follow guide for getting your own cheap server set up with the LAMP stack (Linux (OS), Apache (Server), MySQL (Database), and PHP (Code)) from scratch. As in, I walk you through how to access your server through the command line, install the components, configure them, configure your domain name to resolve your new server, explain what the commands do, and how you go about copying over files for installing applications like Wordpress.

There are guides out there that walk you through it, but I'm a big fan of concise guides that lay it out very simply and orderly.

Is this something that anyone would find useful?

Learning the basics of Linux, command line, and some insight into the behind-the-scenes is a good life-long skillset to have and build upon, especially if you're dependent on things like one-click Wordpress. Knowledge is freedom. :conehead:

 

[Topmaster]

It sounds like you have it already well-planned out, so why not go ahead and create it?

 

[IceToEskimos]

It sounds like you have it already well-planned out, so why not go ahead and create it?

this would be a good thing.

 

[DanWesson]

Yep.

 

[Carpetflood]

If done the way u say would be nice

 

[Hav3n]

yarp

 

[pinchyfingers]

I just set up a LAMP stack on AlienVPS and even though I've been using Linux for 9 years, I'm a programmer, not an IT guy, so keeping notes on everything I did was vital. It was inevitable that I'd mess up, but when I did, I had my notes to look at and see where I went wrong.

I'd love to have a decent guide and I'll def contribute if you need any help.

 

[Slith]

1) setup vps of choice
2) install Linux distro of choice (centos is my preferred)
3) install Virtualmin GPL/Opensource version (this will install and configure your LAMP stack so you don't have to do each individually)

 

[emp]

Yes, please do.

::emp::

 

[eliquid]

id like to see this setup, PLUS one on

Varnish, NgenX, APC

 

[Bevo Ryan]

If you write this out and need help with distribution, let me know. i have people asking me these types of questions all the time, but dont always have time to help

 

[nmridul]

I would welcome it. Its always great to read new stuff.

But for those who are too lazy to read through stuffs, even concise ones, just grab one of these for setting up your vps. Download it and execute. Its simple and all your nginx, wordpress etc etc are setup out of the box.

Bootstraping WordPress/Nginx/PHP/MySQL on a Cheap VPS with lowendscript – Low End Box
BTCentral - Centmin (Projects)

 

[WebableTrev]

Hey! This would be great I am currently moving my site to a VPS with CentOS. I have used Linux before a tiny bit but not enough. A guide like this would be perfect. Busy with so many things don't have time to search the internet to spend 1-2 weeks learning it.

 

[MrOsok]

This sounds like a great idea.

 

[Bofu2U]

If you did one that reverse-proxy's nginx and apache I'd like ... paypal you a dollar.

Just haven't had time to look into it.