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The Ultimate Beginner's Guide on How to Host Multiple WordPress Sites Fast Using Nginx and Ubuntu 24.04.
What you will learn:
- ✓ Set up from scratch an optimized and solid VPS or dedicated server.
- ✓ Configure an optimized and solid hosting environment using Nginx, MariaDB and PHP8.3.
- ✓ Harden WordPress the correct way - installing a security plugin does not harden WordPress.
- ✓ Optimize WordPress from the server side - learn how to configure server-side caching, which is far superior to any caching plugin.
- ✓ Learn how to keep your server secure and your WordPress sites protected from attacks by performing the hardening steps mentioned in this course.
Welcome to the Perfect Nginx Server course, based on the latest Ubuntu Server Long Term Support release (24.04).
This beginner course requires no previous experience with Linux server configuration, system administration, or Nginx. Whether you're new to Linux or managing servers, this course will guide you from the beginning.
New to Linux or server administration? Included in the course is a "Crash" Linux course for beginners. This 1.5-hour "a course within a course" will teach you the commands, terms, and procedures involved in this course.
Nginx is one of the most popular and powerful web servers in the world, known for its speed and performance. In this course, we start with a blank server and gradually build it into a fully optimized Nginx server capable of hosting multiple hardened WordPress sites on a VPS or dedicated server.
What you will learn:
- ✓ How to configure and secure your server without needing the support of a hosting service provider, you will become your own system administrator.
- ✓ From initial setup to optimization, this course covers the entire Ubuntu-based Nginx server configuration process.
You will learn how to:
- ✓ Optimize and Harden your Server:Deploy SSH Key authentication, set up firewall (UFW and cloud firewall) and protect your server from brute force attacks.
- ✓ Tuning Server:Optimize network layer, adjust swap and shared memory, fine-tune Nginx and MariaDB settings, control file access and limit.
- ✓ Hardening Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP 8.3:Spend nearly 2 hours configuring these core services to be optimized and secure, preparing your server for real-world challenges.
- ✓ Deploy protected WordPress Sites:Install, harden, and optimize WordPress sites, going beyond superficial security plugins. Learn how to secure your files, protect sensitive areas, and stop hotlinking, DDoS attacks, and more.
Add new course 24.04 based on student requests:
- ✓ PHPPools:Efficiently manage multiple PHP pools for many different WordPress sites.
- ✓ OpenBaseDir:Secure PHP by limiting file access to specific directories.
- ✓ DisallowFileMods:Prevent unauthorized modifications to WordPress core files and plugins.
- ✓ Database Privileges:Fine-tune database user privileges for enhanced security.
- ✓ WP REST API:Manage and secure WordPress REST API to optimize site performance.
- ✓ Free Wildcard SSL Certificates:Install and configure A+ rating and automatic renewal.
Throughout the course, we will follow the key principle of installing only what is necessary, then hardening and optimizing that component to ensure security and performance. Security is paramount, every step you take will be focused on protecting your server and WordPress sites.
This course has practical applications, you will gain practical experience in setting up a secure hosting environment on a VPS or dedicated server, not on a local virtual machine. You will learn how to monitor server logs and see how your configuration protects against bots and malicious users.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- ✓ Host multiple WordPress sites quickly and securely on your own server.
- ✓ Add new sources of income by providing website hosting, optimization, SSL certificate management and many other services to customers.
- ✓ Confidently manage your server without relying on external support.
- ✓ Gain practical experience, applicable to any server environment.
- ✓ Designed for anyone who wants to take control of their hosting service, this course empowers you to step into the role of a systems administrator. At the end of the course, you'll be ready to manage your own WordPress sites on Nginx, using the latest Ubuntu release.
Sign up today and start your journey to mastering server management!
Index:
- ✓ 01 - Introducing the course.
- ✓ 02 - Essential Linux Skills - 2024 Update.
- ✓ 03 - Software - 100% FREE and/or Open Source - no need to purchase software.
- ✓ 04 - Hosts & Servers.
- ✓ 05 - Fundamental Server Hardening.
- ✓ 06 - Advanced Server Hardening and Optimization.
- ✓ 07 - DNS - How to point a Domain Name to your Server.
- ✓ 08 - Install Hosting Stack - NGINX MARIADB and PHP.
- ✓ 09 - Mail Server does not have SMTP Plugins.
- ✓ 10 - Nginx Configuration Files.
- ✓ 11 - Harden & Optimize Hosting Stack.
- ✓ 12 - WordPress Directory Management và Structure.
- ✓ 13 - Nginx Server Blocks.
- ✓ 14 - WordPress - Installation.
- ✓ 15 - WordPress - Harden.
- ✓ 16 - WordPress - Optimize.
- ✓ 17 - Server Admin Tasks.
- ✓ 18 - Other topics.
- ✓ 19 - Hosting an additional WordPress Site Domain.
- ✓ 20 - Hosting an additional WordPress Site SubDomain.
- ✓ 21 - Course conclusion.
Who is this course for:
- ✓ Anyone who wants to host WordPress sites with Nginx.
- ✓ Anyone who wants to switch from shared hosting to self-managed - VPS or DEDICATED SERVER hosting.
- ✓ Anyone who wants to upgrade from a slow and overloaded shared web hosting server to your own super fast VPS or DEDICATED SERVER.
- ✓ Are you feeling frustrated with your current web hosts support, learn how to do it yourself with this course, become your own sys admin, it's easy!!!
- ✓ Anyone looking for a new source of income, you can increase your income significantly, by offering additional services which this course will teach you.