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Linux server tutorials

Step-by-step tutorials for a Linux server: VPNs, web servers, databases, containers, security and backups. Each one names the distributions it was tested on.

4 of 45 tutorials in Web servers tested on Debian 12 Oldstable

  1. How to host a static website with nginx on Ubuntu or Debian

    Serve a static site with nginx from your own server, with clean URLs, gzip, HTTP/2, the right caching headers and one-command deploys with rsync.

    beginner · 25 min · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Debian 12 Oldstable, Debian 13 Stable

  2. How to get a Let's Encrypt wildcard certificate with the DNS challenge

    Get a free *.example.com certificate from Let's Encrypt with certbot or acme.sh and your DNS provider's API, renew it automatically and reload your web server.

    intermediate · 25 min · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Debian 12 Oldstable

  3. How to use Caddy as a reverse proxy for multiple sites and apps

    One Caddyfile that serves several domains and apps on one server, each with its own automatic HTTPS certificate, path routing, headers, logs and basic auth.

    intermediate · 30 min · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Debian 12 Oldstable, Debian 13 Stable

  4. Receive VPSNine webhooks in Node.js and Python

    A dependency-free webhook receiver in Node.js or Python that checks every VPSNine signature, refuses replays, skips duplicates and runs under systemd.

    intermediate · 35 min · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Debian 12 Oldstable

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