How to self-host a website (home or VPS)
Pick home or a VPS first, then put a static site live on nginx: server block, DNS record, firewall rule and TLS certificate, and what changes for an app.
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Certbot wildcard certificates with DNS-01
Issue a wildcard certificate with Certbot using the DNS challenge. How the TXT record proof works, which plugin to install, and how renewal stays automatic.
Install Certbot for Apache on Ubuntu 24.04
One command gives Apache a free Let's Encrypt cert on Ubuntu 24.04. Skip snap: apt ships Certbot 2.9.0. Plus the ServerName trap that blocks issuance.
Traefik reverse proxy: 5 apps, one Compose file
Run five apps behind one IP with Traefik v3 on Docker Compose: routing by Host rule, automatic Let's Encrypt TLS, and the acme.json trap that blocks startup.
Install Certbot for nginx on Ubuntu 24.04
sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx, then one certbot --nginx run for a Let's Encrypt cert. Plus apt vs snap and the port 80 renewal timeout.