Hi everyone,
Good to make your acquaintance.
My name's Olly Connelly, aka the_guv from guvnr.com, where I blog about making the web, and making the most of it.
Several months ago I finally lost patience with shared hosting and went the unmanaged VPS route. I wanted this:-
"Serve multi sites & blogs on a budget .. at the fastest possible speed .. with the least downtime .. in the most secure environment .. and future-proofed for easy admin."
After toying with other solutions, cue Nginx. The problem was I'd barely used Linux, let alone set up a remote web server with scarce docs. Having trawled heaven-only knows how many sites and forums, I solidified my solution and set up my sites.
And I figured there'd be a lot of people like me, who were fed up of shared and wanted an economic yet superfast web host VPS solution. So I wrote the <a href="http://www.guvnr.com/web/web-dev/setup-unmanaged-vps-newbies-v-p-s-bible/" title="the ultimate VPS newbie setup guide">VPS Bible for Newbies</a>.
The only problem was the lack of a compatible control panel, so I have sought to negate that by writing an appendix, <a href="http://www.guvnr.com/web/web-dev/vps-admin/" title="no control panel, no problem!">VPS Admin for Newbies</a>, and most is now written, with half published.
I've plans also for some future posts about some more advanced configurations.
So, er, I guess it's about time I said hi :)
Naturally I hope this guide is handy for newer members of the Nginx community, that they can be as pleased as I with Igor's code, and as excited as its active online developers and followers.
But also, while the VPS setup process I've optioned is now widely tested by my site users, I'm really keen to encourage the views of senior Nginx users, and hope to improve this guide with your considered feedback, and most grateful for whatever input you can give.
So please let me know. And thank you.
I've got some specific questions too .. so I'm off to get stuck into the forums.
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http://guvnr.com .. now publishing the ultimate 40-part VPS/Nginx copy/paste guide ..
Set Up an Unmanaged VPS (4 Newbies) .. The V-P-S Bible .. (featuring Nginx) ..
http://www.guvnr.com/web/web-dev/setup-unmanaged-vps-newbies-v-p-s-bible/
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/09/2009 08:37AM by the_guv.