Debian Linux Server Setup and Administration Essentials

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

Created by: Aleksey Grebeshkov
Ph.D, entrepreneur, consultant, web developer, infosec geek

What Will I Learn?

• Install and run Debian Linux OS on any computer or server
• Configure LAMP (Linux + Apache/Nginx + MySQL/MariaDB + PHP) software bundle to host one or multiple blogs or websites
• Tune low-RAM web servers to work as production servers
• Create and configure SSL certificates & more useful tips for webserver administrators

Requirements

• The course assumes some knowledge of computer hardware and operating systems such as files, directories, and disk partitions.
• You will need a one of these: a dedicated computer for your future server, a VPS or none of these as I will show you how to rent a virtual server for $5/month or even get it for free!

Target audience

• This course is for computer hobbyist or IT intermediates interested in learning basics about Linux server configuration and administration. And also for Windows administrators who need to configure their first Linux server
• This course is not intended for those who are more advanced or who have experience in Linux administration