Build a webserver in AWS LightSail from Scratch [FULL VERSION]

July 22, 2024

This is the full complete version of the series: Build a webserver in AWS LightSail from Scratch

This video shows you how to set up your own webserver from scratch for people who are interested in migrating from shared or VPS hosting. The AWS WordPress images on AWS LightSail are not suitable for live websites because the database and files all exist on the same instance. This video shows the complete steps from beginning to end in setting up a webserver using some basic segregation for the database and file storage while implementing some basic security.

00:00 Introduction
00:38 Design in LightSail
02:55 Creating a LightSail instance
07:25 Connect with Putty
10:00 Installing apache/php
12:38 Configure a separate disk
17:28 Configure apache
21:38 Install a managed database
30:22 Obtain an SSL certificate
36:08 Installing WordPress

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