Online Workshop: How to install WordPress on an Ubuntu VPS

[jonathanbossenger]

Details

• Content type (Online Workshop, Lesson, Course, Tutorial, or Lesson Plan): Online Workshop
• Content title: How to install WordPress on an Ubuntu VPS
• Topic description: A step by step walkthrough on how to set up a WordPress installation on an Ubuntu VPS (Virtual Private Server)
• Audience (User, Developer, Designer, Contributor, etc.): Developer
• Experience Level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Any): Intermediate

Learning Objectives

• Summarize what a VPS is, why you might use it, and how to get one
• Identify key skills and knowledge required to manage a VPS
• Install and configure the required software for hosting a WordPress site, covering the Apache, Nginx, and OpenLiteSpeed servers
• Install WordPress as a single site
• Convert the single site to a multisite install, using the sub domain method.

Related Resources and Other Notes

• Will cover both single-site installs as well as setting up a multisite using the subdomain method.
• Will cover Apache, Nginx, and OpenLiteSpeed
• May require different editions (multiple live streams) for the different web server configurations

Automation Code

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[jonathanbossenger]

In a recent YouTube comment on a learning pathway lesson, a viewer requested a tutorial on the above topic.

I'm considering covering this over two live streams hosted as Learn WordPress online workshops.

• Is this a good topic for a Learn WordPress online workshop?
• What concerns, if any, would you have around hosting this as an online workshop in a live stream format?

[kathrynwp]

I definitely think some folks might find interest in how to set up a WordPress multisite. I do tend to think it's probably more of a niche topic with a more limited audience. I also think if you were to run this workshop, it shouldn't target one specific server setup or operating system, so you don't further limit your potential audience. Making it platform-agnostic will ensure the workshop is useful to a wider range of people.

[jonathanbossenger]

@kathrynwp some great points here.

What might make more sense is if I cover both installing WordPress and converting it to a multisite, as well as covering all the common web server platforms (Apache, Nginx, and OpenLiteSpeed).

[kathrynwp]

What might make more sense is if I cover both installing WordPress and converting it to a multisite, as well as covering all the common web server platforms (Apache, Nginx, and OpenLiteSpeed).

@jonathanbossenger Agreed 100%!

[jonathanbossenger]

Updated the title, description, and learning outcomes to reflect the planned content

[jonathanbossenger]

Building a checklist for three separate online workshops to cover the three web server software options

• [x] Apache
• [ ] Nginx
• [ ] OpenLiteSpeed

[jonathanbossenger]

Online Workshop Details

• Date: 2024/06/20 @ 12:00 UTC
• Meetup.com event link: https://www.meetup.com/learn-wordpress-online-workshops/events/301593526/
• Co-host: N/A

Online Workshop Development Checklist

• [x] Create Online Workshop event on Learn WordPress Online Workshops
• [x] Add Online Workshop to Online Workshop calendar
• [x] Assign a Co-host to event (Remove the "Needs Co-host" tag from issue once assigned)
• [x] Hold Online Workshop
• [x] Complete After an Online Workshop next steps
• [x] Add link to slides and/or WordPress.tv video to GitHub issue

[jonathanbossenger]

Apache version: https://wordpress.tv/2024/06/21/how-to-install-wordpress-on-an-ubuntu-vps-apache-edition/

[jonathanbossenger]

https://youtu.be/d8SBvl-jtuk

[jonathanbossenger]

Nginx edition: Online Workshop Details

• Date: 2024/07/18 @ 13:00 UTC
• Meetup.com event link: https://www.meetup.com/learn-wordpress-online-workshops/events/302152709
• Co-host: N/A

Online Workshop Development Checklist

• [x] Create Online Workshop event on Learn WordPress Online Workshops
• [x] Add Online Workshop to Online Workshop calendar
• [x] Assign a Co-host to event (Remove the "Needs Co-host" tag from issue once assigned)
• [x] Hold Online Workshop
• [x] Complete After an Online Workshop next steps
• [x] Add link to slides and/or WordPress.tv video to GitHub issue

[jonathanbossenger]

Nginx edition: https://youtu.be/6wajEU5Bm3k

[jonathanbossenger]

OpenLiteSpeed edition: Online Workshop Details

• Date: 2024/07/27 @ 13:00 UTC
• Meetup.com event link: https://www.meetup.com/learn-wordpress-online-workshops/events/302918822/
• Co-host: N/A

Online Workshop Development Checklist

• [x] Create Online Workshop event on Learn WordPress Online Workshops
• [x] Add Online Workshop to Online Workshop calendar
• [x] Assign a Co-host to event (Remove the "Needs Co-host" tag from issue once assigned)
• [ ] Hold Online Workshop
• [ ] Complete After an Online Workshop next steps
• [ ] Add link to slides and/or WordPress.tv video to GitHub issue