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| 1 | 1 | Joseph Cumming | # Website admin wiki |
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| 3 | This wiki is a list of points and notes for creating and maintaining the websites |
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| 5 | ### Domain creation |
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| 7 | * Domains are typically purchased through [Namecheap](https://www.namecheap.com). |
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| 8 | * The hosting of the website is typically done through [DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com/). |
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| 9 | * After purchasing the domain make sure to set the nameservers to the digital ocean nameservers |
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| 10 | * ns1.digitalocean.com |
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| 11 | * ns2.digitalocean.com |
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| 12 | * ns3.digitalocean.com |
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| 15 | ### Website creation |
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| 17 | * Spawn a droplet and associate the domain with the one purchased |
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| 18 | * Install docker on the droplet |
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| 19 | * https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-use-docker-on-ubuntu-22-04 |
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| 20 | * https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-use-docker-compose-on-ubuntu-22-04 |
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| 22 | * Create the actual users (and apply root if required) |
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| 23 | * https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-create-a-new-sudo-enabled-user-on-ubuntu |
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| 25 | * Create and apps dir under the home directory |
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| 26 | * Apps are typically run as docker images under apps |
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| 28 | ### Applying SSH certificates |
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| 30 | * Certificates are retrieved from LetsEncrypt |
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| 31 | * https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-nginx-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-20-04 |
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| 33 | ### Secure the firewall |
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| 35 | * https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-firewall-with-ufw-on-ubuntu |