Hosting a website on home server with Apache2 and Ubuntu LAMP

Discussion in 'Apache' started by SeaWolfy, Dec 15, 2009.

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    Hi,

    I would like to host a website on my server at home, but I am very new to Linux and Apache so I need some help.
    I have an Ubuntu 9.04 LAMP server running on ESXi4. I have managed to update the Ubuntu server, set up the network address, install SSH and Webmin from command line.
    The Ubuntu server has a static IP on the local network (192.168.0.14). I have a registered domain name (mydomain.com). I have dynamic IP address. I registered with OpenDNS…as far as I know I need some kind of dynamic DNS solution because of my dynamic IP.

    I would like to set up the Apache2 web server either from Webmin or from command line. Anyone could give me a guide please, how to set up the whole thing so that I could host the website on my server?
    There is lot of options on the webhost I registered my domain, also in Webmin and I just can’t get it work.

    I appreciate any comment on this!

    Thanks!
     
    SeaWolfy, Dec 15, 2009 IP
  2. Colbyt

    Colbyt Notable Member

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    Most ISPs block port 80 so that you can not do that. Also you router can and will prevent connection a lot of the time even if port 80is open.
     
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  3. craig_gurnell

    craig_gurnell Peon

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    I thought as long as you disabled the firewall on the router it was possible?
     
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    hostwebdata Peon

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    if you have a router you need to open the port that your going to be using
     
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