General Script For Setting Up Your Ubuntu / Debian OpenStack Instance or Server for Website Hosting

ubuntu-server-setup.sh

# General Script For Setting Up Your Ubuntu / Debian OpenStack Instance or Server for Website Hosting
# You Must Edit 'newuser' And 'example.com' To Desired username And domain

# Install Apache
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y apache2

# Install Lamp Instead ( apache, php, mysql )
# sudo apt-get install lamp-server^

# Create New User For Website

sudo adduser newuser

#Switch to NewUser

sudo su newuser

# Change back to server admin 

exit

# Assign sudo to NewUser

sudo usermod -aG sudo newuser

#switch to NewUser

sudo su newuser

#Check groups to ensure user has sudo
groups

# Change to Server admin
exit

# Enable ssh for Newuser
sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

# look for the setting named 'PasswordAuthentication'. To the right of # it, change 'no' to 'yes'.

sudo service sshd restart

# Add Domain
# Create Website Folder Under NewUser

sudo mkdir /home/newuser/example.com

#Configure VirtualHost ( name the file after your domain )

sudo touch /etc/apache2/sites-available/example.com.conf

# Edit File

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/example.com.conf

# <VirtualHost *:80>
#   ServerName example.com
#    ServerAlias www.example.com
#   ServerAdmin admin@example.com
#    DocumentRoot /home/newuser/example.com
#    <Directory /home/newuser/example.com>
#            AllowOverride all
#            Require all granted
#    </Directory>
#
#    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/example.com-error.log
#    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/example.com-access.log combined
#</VirtualHost>


# Enable Site

sudo a2ensite example.com

# Reload Apache 

sudo service apache2 reload

# Enabeling User Directories (userdir module )

sudo a2enmod userdir
sudo service apache2 restart

# View userdir module

ls -la /etc/apache2/mods-enabled

# Edit File And Change <Directory /home/*/public_html> to <Directory /home/*/> and save

sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/userdir.conf

# Restart Apache

sudo service apache2 reload