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#*A basic server with 1GB of RAM, 1 core and 10GB or more of disk space should suffice for moth sites.
#*A basic server with 1GB of RAM, 1 core and 10GB or more of disk space should suffice for moth sites.
#*If you already have a server running Sympl, you can use that.
#*If you already have a server running Sympl, you can use that.
 
#'''Basic familiarity with SSH'''
# '''Basic familiarity with SSH'''
#*This can be done via the VGA/VNC console, but it's easier to copy and paste over SSH.
 
#*MacOS and Linux have built-in SSH clients. PuTTY is a popular SSH Client on Windows
*** This can be done via the VGA/VNC console, but it's easier to copy and paste over SSH.
#'''A domain name to host the site on'''
*** MacOS and Linux have built-in SSH clients. PuTTY is a popular SSH Client on Windows  
#*You can use any domain you have access to, but will need to point DNS records to the server for it to be publicly visible.
 
#*If you're testing, you can [[Edit Your Hosts File|edit your hosts file]] to test before updating the DNS.
# '''A domain name to host the site on''' You can use any domain you have access to, but will need to point DNS records to the server for it to be publicly visible. If you're testing, you can [[Edit Your Hosts File|edit your hosts file]] to test before updating the DNS.


[[Category:How To]]
[[Category:How To]]

Revision as of 11:55, 2 January 2020

WordPress is an extremely popular open source content management system. It's ease of use combined with a huge number of plugins and themes mean it is used by more than 60 million websites, including 1/3 of the top 10 million sites.

This guide is aimed at the novice user, but will result in a self-updating WordPress install, supporting the vast majority of themes and plugins with minimal security concerns.

You will need

  1. A server running Sympl
    • A basic server with 1GB of RAM, 1 core and 10GB or more of disk space should suffice for moth sites.
    • If you already have a server running Sympl, you can use that.
  2. Basic familiarity with SSH
    • This can be done via the VGA/VNC console, but it's easier to copy and paste over SSH.
    • MacOS and Linux have built-in SSH clients. PuTTY is a popular SSH Client on Windows
  3. A domain name to host the site on
    • You can use any domain you have access to, but will need to point DNS records to the server for it to be publicly visible.
    • If you're testing, you can edit your hosts file to test before updating the DNS.