- You have full SSH access to your server
- Creating a server takes a minute
- You can choose from various places on earth where the server should be located
- You can make a backup / snapshot of the server in order to delete and later restore it (saves money if you don't need it for a while)
- You pay per hour, the $5 / month version should be sufficient
- Loads of documentation on how to install things
- Control and track the server via the DigitalOcean control panel website
This document describes making a self hosted nightscout instance, with SSL encryption and certificate with Let's Encrypt.
Make a fresh instance of Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS as a VM or on a physical machine Download from http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server/thank-you?version=16.04.1&architecture=amd64
VIrtual machine host options :
- Virtualbox - https://www.virtualbox.org/