how do you make a free web-server with linux?

[arunarmstrong]

how do you make a free web-server with linux?

[Ark987]

how do you make a free web-server with linux?

Experiment with https://bitnami.com/ get familiar with what a web-server is, this is an over simplified things that you need to do.

• Install and configure Apache: https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/httpd.html
• Install any scripting library that you want to use like: https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/php5.html
• Install a database if your website need it https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/mysql.html
• Start the web-server and databases
• Configure your internal firewall if your are using any
• Deploy (copy) your website files the web-server root folder, prepare the database if any.
• Test your website locally, usually on http://127.0.0.1/
• Configure your router/firewall to redirect request to port 80/443 to your PC (where you are installing the web-server)
• Get a Dynamic DNS service like http://www.noip.com/remote-access
• Configure your domain name and ask a fried to access your website

[arunarmstrong]

how do you make a free web-server with linux?

Experiment with https://bitnami.com/ get familiar with what a web-server is, this is an over simplified things that you need to do.

• Install and configure Apache: https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/httpd.html
• Install any scripting library that you want to use like: https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/php5.html
• Install a database if your website need it https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/mysql.html
• Start the web-server and databases
• Configure your internal firewall if your are using any
• Deploy (copy) your website files the web-server root folder, prepare the database if any.
• Test your website locally, usually on http://127.0.0.1/
• Configure your router/firewall to redirect request to port 80/443 to your PC (where you are installing the web-server)
• Get a Dynamic DNS service like http://www.noip.com/remote-access
• Configure your domain name and ask a fried to access your website

thanks for the help it is very useful.

[xenopeek]

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python2 -m SimpleHTTPServer

This makes the contents of your current directory browsable on port 8000 (so go to address localhost:8000 to browse the files there). If you open the firewall on that port, other system can also access files on that address through a web browser (you need to find the IP address of your computer and use that instead of "localhost" on other computers). Perhaps not your question, but a handy tool for file sharing to any device that has a web browser

[DrHu]

http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/7239/1/
--there are various web servers available, and some lighter weight ones than Apache: regarded as the standard choice
nginx, lighthttp

[jimallyn]

I installed Apache2 on my Raspberry Pi, put my html pages in /var/www, and it works. I'm probably going to add PHP and some other stuff to it, just to learn how to do it.

[MartyMint]

I would hope this is for training/testing purposes only, if it's on a residential line...

[Ark987]

I would hope this is for training/testing purposes only, if it's on a residential line...

True, true, but the OP asked how to "for free", assuming he/she won't buy servers or rent VPS/Collocation, then the host PC is the only "free" choice, unless is a rented one

[arunarmstrong]

I would hope this is for training/testing purposes only, if it's on a residential line...

True, true, but the OP asked how to "for free", assuming he/she won't buy servers or rent VPS/Collocation, then the host PC is the only "free" choice, unless is a rented one

free is what i want.

[arunarmstrong]

thanks guys for all the help.

[shengchieh]

You may want to use a linux distro specifically geared for web server. Surf thru

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=lm&q=web+server+linux+distro

a DDG search for web server linux distro

Sheng-Chieh

[Ark987]

You may want to use a linux distro specifically geared for web server. Surf thru

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=lm&q=web+server+linux+distro

a DDG search for web server linux distro

Sheng-Chieh

Tunkeylinux could be a good choice ready-to-use (this is a server only distro based on Debian), but still you can do the same from your Linux Mint as long as you manually install the required components.

http://www.turnkeylinux.org/blog/turnkey-12 It is interesting to read how this project switched from Ubuntu to Debian....