Step-by-step guide to personal server setup: from Linux OS installation to configuring personal web hosting platform

Join the community of over 1000 students to learn the basic concepts and tools that you will need to build fully functional Linux based web server.

Build practical skills in Linux OS installation and web server setup with this tutorial for beginners.

Physical dedicated server set up
DigitalOcean and Amazon Web Services virtual private server set up
Debian Linux operating system installation
Apache 2 web server / Nginx, MySQL / MariaDB database and PHP installation
Tuning the web server for low memory systems
Setting up a personal web hosting
Applying security tweaks to your server to make it less vulnerable to external attacks
Powerful Tools at Your Fingertips

Learning Linux server setup essentials puts a very powerful and useful tools at your disposal. After finishing this course you will be able to organize your personal web hosting and any other web-based service out there, from e-mail to file sharing service.

Save money, take total control over your data and have fun!

Content and Overview

Suitable for beginning system administrators with zero experience in Linux administration. Through this course of 46 lectures (will be adding more regularly) you'll learn all of the fundamentals of web server administration, and gain experience in setting up Linux server OS and LAMP stack. Each chapter is packed with step-by-step guides which will put your new learned skills into practical use immediately.

You will start with choosing the right platform for your server. Then you will install Debian Linux OS to the server and set up the LAMP stack. After that you will configure multiple Apache virtual hosts and Nginx server blocks, create your first MySQL/MariaDB user and database, and finally you will install WordPress to your new server.

Students completing the course will have the knowledge and skills to set up and administrate their personal server.

Working through all the lections and command-line commands, you'll be able to instantly put the knowledge into practice, and will receive a verifiable certificate of completion upon finishing the course.