Host websites for (Dev/Test/Prod) at home or small office

Discover how your home network connects to the internet, protected by a firewall, and learn outbound vs inbound firewall rules for hosting websites at home.

Hosting is storage on someone else’s computer connected to the Internet; if you have a computer with Internet access and enough storage, you can do your own hosting at home.

explore domain names and their operation by linking a domain like some site dotcom to an ip address through the domain name system, a constant lookup directory for the internet.

Discover how home IP addresses use the 192.168.x.x pattern, with the router as the server assigning the network address 192.168.0.1 and other devices taking 2–255, with exceptions.

Learn how dynamic IP address changes affect services and how to set the beginning address 51 and ending address 200 to assign a static IP for hosting a website.

Configure a static IP on your PC (192.168.254.50), set IPv4 settings, the gateway, and Google DNS, then apply port forwarding for 80, 443, and 25 to host a web server.

Register a domain name for at home hosting with Google Domains, compare pricing with GoDaddy and DNS Made Easy, and learn how DNS somatic updates a dynamic IP address.

Learn to solve changing dhcp ip issues by using dns somatic for dynamic dns with Google Domains, keeping your home hosting site accessible automatically.

Install a simple home web server stack with Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP and Perl to run WordPress, configure a one-time setup, and prepare for hosting multiple sites securely.

Configure a local Apache web server, create sites and SSL certs folders, set up a virtual host with a document root, and test using localhost.

Discover disaster recovery by backing up your PC with a free tool, performing a full disk backup of all partitions to an external drive.

Install WordPress quickly using the QuickStart Kit, download and copy files to your local web server, and create a local database and user with phpMyAdmin to complete the setup.

Learn how to set up a free WordPress smtp solution with SendGrid, create a sender profile, generate an api key, and test email delivery while securing your site.

Secure your WordPress site with Wordfence two-factor authentication by linking an authenticator app, scanning a QR code, and entering time-based codes to prevent brute-force login attacks.

Learn to configure the Akiba backup plugin, switch to zip backups, and create and restore safe backups, while pruning unused plugins to reduce overhead and improve security.

Learn how to recover a default WordPress admin account when you are locked out, including restoring the username and password via a safe sql statement.

Discover how certbot renews SSL certificates on Linux and Windows, including Windows task scheduler renewals, proper live directory placement, and avoiding manual certificate moves.

DirectUpdate is a multi-site dns updater that replaces Markes updater, enabling multiple hostnames with Google Domains or CloudFlare, and offers ip detection intervals for home hosting.

Learn to install EspoCRM on a local server without Benami, configure Zamp and Apache, create the database and user, adjust the Ironi file settings, and run the installer.

Set up EspoCRM reminders and background tasks using Windows scheduled tasks, creating a batch file, handling spaces with quotes, and configuring triggers every five minutes.

Configure Esposa CRM to send outbound emails by setting up SMTP with Sen Grid, port 587 with TLS, and testing mail delivery, including firewall considerations.

Learn to host a home website without dynamic dns or firewall holes with Cloudflare tunnels. Configure dns records and name servers, and set host headers for http and https.