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Saad at 22:50, 18 October 2025

2025-10-18T22:50:08Z

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	~~Web Hosting~~
	[[File:MediaWiki logo.png\|thumb\|m[https://www.mediawiki.org/ ediawiki.org]\|left\|~~300x300px~~]]		[[File:MediaWiki logo.png\|thumb\|m[https://www.mediawiki.org/ ediawiki.org]\|left\|200x200px]]


	Well, I am the creator of this page and site. there is more to this story than just a website. Sure, the web content and the web style was composed by me. The web is based on wiki framework ([https://www.mediawiki.org/ Mediawiki]) so I setup that application to host this page. Also That would require me set up a Linux Apache MySQL PHP ([https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu LAMP]) server. So I installed and configured the server. All this Software would need to work on a reliable machine so I built a fanless i7 Server with a raid 1 array running [https://ubuntu.com/download/server Ubuntu server]. Its about 8 years old and has been operating 24/7 all this while.		Well, I am the creator of this page and site. there is more to this story than just a website. Sure, the web content and the web style was composed by me.

			=== Mediawiki as an Editable Platform ===

			The web is based on wiki framework ([https://www.mediawiki.org/ Mediawiki]) so I setup that application to host this page. Also That would require me set up a Linux Apache MySQL PHP ([https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu LAMP]) server.
	[[File:Apache logo.png\|thumb\|[https://apache.org/ Apache.org]]]		[[File:Apache logo.png\|thumb\|[https://apache.org/ Apache.org]]]
	[[File:~~Server 2~~.~~PNG~~\|thumb\|~~Me Fanless i7 Server~~]]
			So I installed and configured the server.

			[[File:Phpmysql logo.png\|left\|thumb\|PHP and MYSQL]]


	~~I had to set up the domain and forward network traffic to~~ my home and configured my home router to allow internet traffic. That was done with [https://www.noip.com/ noip.com] and dynamic DNS. Recently I felt that I needed to make my self hosted site more secure with HTTPS. That turned out to be a little more challenging as I didn't want to pay for a certificate from a CA. Long story short I implemented a scheme proposed by [https://letsencrypt.org/ letsencrypt.com] where I created a [https://certbot.eff.org/ Certbot ACME client] to obtain a certificate. The fruits of that labor is what you see here. No I am not an expert in web design or Linux but I have picked up skills that I enjoy using and deploying things that I pick up and this site is a snippet of that.		=== Hosting on my own Server ===
	~~[[File:Phpmysql logo.png\|left\|thumb\|PHP and MYSQL]]~~
	[[File:Ubuntu logo.png\|thumb\|[https://ubuntu.com/ ubuntu.com]]]		[[File:Ubuntu logo.png\|thumb\|[https://ubuntu.com/ ubuntu.com]]]

			All this Software would need to work on a reliable machine so I built a fanless i7 Server with a raid 1 array running [https://ubuntu.com/download/server Ubuntu server]. Its about 8 years old and has been operating 24/7 all this while. Interestingly I am also hosting a minecraft server (Spigot) on this server for my daughter.
			[[File:Server 2.PNG\|thumb\|My Fanless i7 Server\|left]]

			=== Routing Internet Traffic ===


			I had to set up the domain and forward network traffic to my home and configured my home router to allow internet traffic. That was done with [https://www.noip.com/ noip.com] and dynamic DNS.

			=== Security and HTTPS ===
			[[File:Certbotlogo.png\|left\|thumb\|[https://certbot.eff.org/ certbot] ]]
			Recently I felt that I needed to make my self hosted site more secure with HTTPS. That turned out to be a little more challenging as I didn't want to pay for a certificate from a CA. Long story short I implemented a scheme proposed by [https://letsencrypt.org/ letsencrypt.com] where I created a [https://certbot.eff.org/ Certbot ACME client] to obtain a certificate. The fruits of that labor is what you see here. No I am not an expert in web design or Linux but I have picked up skills that I enjoy using and deploying things that I pick up and this site is a snippet of that.
	[[File:Linuxlogo.png\|thumb\|Linux OS ]]		[[File:Linuxlogo.png\|thumb\|Linux OS ]]

Saad at 22:27, 18 October 2025

2025-10-18T22:27:54Z

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	Web Hosting		Web Hosting
			[[File:MediaWiki logo.png\|thumb\|m[https://www.mediawiki.org/ ediawiki.org]\|left\|300x300px]]


	Well, I am the creator of this page and site. there is more to this story than just a website. Sure, the web content and the web style was composed by me. The web is based on wiki framework ([https://www.mediawiki.org/ Mediawiki]) so I setup that application to host this page. Also That would require me set up a Linux Apache MySQL PHP ([https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu LAMP]) server. So I installed and configured the server. All this Software would need to work on a reliable machine so I built a fanless i7 Server with a raid 1 array running [https://ubuntu.com/download/server Ubuntu server]. Its about 8 years old and has been operating 24/7 all this while.		Well, I am the creator of this page and site. there is more to this story than just a website. Sure, the web content and the web style was composed by me. The web is based on wiki framework ([https://www.mediawiki.org/ Mediawiki]) so I setup that application to host this page. Also That would require me set up a Linux Apache MySQL PHP ([https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu LAMP]) server. So I installed and configured the server. All this Software would need to work on a reliable machine so I built a fanless i7 Server with a raid 1 array running [https://ubuntu.com/download/server Ubuntu server]. Its about 8 years old and has been operating 24/7 all this while.
	[[File:~~MediaWiki~~ logo.png\|thumb\|[https://~~www~~.~~mediawiki~~.org~~/ Mediawiki~~]]]		[[File:Apache logo.png\|thumb\|[https://apache.org/ Apache.org]]]
			[[File:Server 2.PNG\|thumb\|Me Fanless i7 Server]]


	I had to set up the domain and forward network traffic to my home and configured my home router to allow internet traffic. That was done with [https://www.noip.com/ noip.com] and dynamic DNS. Recently I felt that I needed to make my self hosted site more secure with HTTPS. That turned out to be a little more challenging as I didn't want to pay for a certificate from a CA. Long story short I implemented a scheme proposed by [https://letsencrypt.org/ letsencrypt.com] where I created a [https://certbot.eff.org/ Certbot ACME client] to obtain a certificate. The fruits of that labor is what you see here. No I am not an expert in web design or Linux but I have picked up skills that I enjoy using and deploying things that I pick up and this site is a snippet of that.		I had to set up the domain and forward network traffic to my home and configured my home router to allow internet traffic. That was done with [https://www.noip.com/ noip.com] and dynamic DNS. Recently I felt that I needed to make my self hosted site more secure with HTTPS. That turned out to be a little more challenging as I didn't want to pay for a certificate from a CA. Long story short I implemented a scheme proposed by [https://letsencrypt.org/ letsencrypt.com] where I created a [https://certbot.eff.org/ Certbot ACME client] to obtain a certificate. The fruits of that labor is what you see here. No I am not an expert in web design or Linux but I have picked up skills that I enjoy using and deploying things that I pick up and this site is a snippet of that.
			[[File:Phpmysql logo.png\|left\|thumb\|PHP and MYSQL]]
			[[File:Ubuntu logo.png\|thumb\|[https://ubuntu.com/ ubuntu.com]]]
			[[File:Linuxlogo.png\|thumb\|Linux OS ]]

Saad at 21:59, 18 October 2025

2025-10-18T21:59:42Z

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	Well, I am the creator of this page and site. there is more to this story than just a website. Sure, the web content and the web style was composed by me. The web is based on wiki framework ([https://www.mediawiki.org/ Mediawiki]) so I setup that application to host this page. Also That would require me set up a Linux Apache MySQL PHP ([https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu LAMP]) server. So I installed and configured the server. All this Software would need to work on a reliable machine so I built a fanless i7 Server with a raid 1 array running [https://ubuntu.com/download/server Ubuntu server]. Its about 8 years old and has been operating 24/7 all this while.		Well, I am the creator of this page and site. there is more to this story than just a website. Sure, the web content and the web style was composed by me. The web is based on wiki framework ([https://www.mediawiki.org/ Mediawiki]) so I setup that application to host this page. Also That would require me set up a Linux Apache MySQL PHP ([https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu LAMP]) server. So I installed and configured the server. All this Software would need to work on a reliable machine so I built a fanless i7 Server with a raid 1 array running [https://ubuntu.com/download/server Ubuntu server]. Its about 8 years old and has been operating 24/7 all this while.
			[[File:MediaWiki logo.png\|thumb\|[https://www.mediawiki.org/ Mediawiki]]]


	I had to set up the domain and forward network traffic to my home and configured my home router to allow internet traffic. That was done with [https://www.noip.com/ noip.com] and dynamic DNS. Recently I felt that I needed to make my self hosted site more secure with HTTPS. That turned out to be a little more challenging as I didn't want to pay for a certificate from a CA. Long story short I implemented a scheme proposed by [https://letsencrypt.org/ letsencrypt.com] where I created a [https://certbot.eff.org/ Certbot ACME client] to obtain a certificate. The fruits of that labor is what you see here. No I am not an expert in web design or Linux but I have picked up skills that I enjoy using and deploying things that I pick up and this site is a snippet of that.		I had to set up the domain and forward network traffic to my home and configured my home router to allow internet traffic. That was done with [https://www.noip.com/ noip.com] and dynamic DNS. Recently I felt that I needed to make my self hosted site more secure with HTTPS. That turned out to be a little more challenging as I didn't want to pay for a certificate from a CA. Long story short I implemented a scheme proposed by [https://letsencrypt.org/ letsencrypt.com] where I created a [https://certbot.eff.org/ Certbot ACME client] to obtain a certificate. The fruits of that labor is what you see here. No I am not an expert in web design or Linux but I have picked up skills that I enjoy using and deploying things that I pick up and this site is a snippet of that.

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Well, I am the creator of this page and site. there is more to this story than just a website. Sure, the web content and the web style was composed by me. The web is based on wiki framework ([https://www.mediawiki.org/ Mediawiki]) so I setup that application to host this page. Also That would require me set up a Linux Apache MySQL PHP ([https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu LAMP]) server. So I installed and configured the server. All this Software would need to work on a reliable machine so I built a fanless i7 Server with a raid 1 array running [https://ubuntu.com/download/server Ubuntu server]. Its about 8 years old and has been operating 24/7 all this while.

I had to set up the domain and forward network traffic to my home and configured my home router to allow internet traffic. That was done with [https://www.noip.com/ noip.com] and dynamic DNS. Recently I felt that I needed to make my self hosted site more secure with HTTPS. That turned out to be a little more challenging as I didn't want to pay for a certificate from a CA. Long story short I implemented a scheme proposed by [https://letsencrypt.org/ letsencrypt.com] where I created a [https://certbot.eff.org/ Certbot ACME client] to obtain a certificate. The fruits of that labor is what you see here. No I am not an expert in web design or Linux but I have picked up skills that I enjoy using and deploying things that I pick up and this site is a snippet of that.