How to Build a Self-Hosted Website?

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Stayalive
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Are you interested in earning money online? Well, building a self-hosted website would be the right option for you. Earning through placing advertisement on your self-hosted website is one of the most popular and promising way to earn money online.

Okay, let’s start with the basics of self-hosted website.

A self-hosted website is a normal website but you have the control over its hosting server. Means you are responsible for hosting and managing the server where your website hosted. It is opposed to using a website builder or a third-party platform like WordPress.com, Wix, or Squarespace.

Let’s see how to set one up in a short and crispy:

Steps to Create a Self-Hosted Website:

1. Get a Domain Name: At first, you need to purchase an authentic domain name from a legitimate domain registrar (e.g., GoDaddy, Namecheap).

2. Choose a Hosting Provider: Now, select a web hosting service where you like to host your website. Here are the options you have to host:
  • Shared Hosting (e.g., Bluehost, SiteGround)
  • VPS (e.g., DigitalOcean, Linode)
  • Dedicated Server
3. Set Up Your Server: In case, if you're using a VPS or dedicated server for hosting means, you'll need web server software (like Apache, Nginx, or LiteSpeed).

4. Install a CMS or Build from Scratch: (Well, there’s no need to explain about the CMS everybody who interested in building website will aware of it.)
  • CMS (Content Management System): Here are the some popular choices of CMS WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal for ease of use.
  • Custom Development: Build your website from scratch using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript if you prefer full control.
5. Upload Your Website: If you’re using a CMS or custom code, upload your files to the server using FTP (FileZilla) or SSH.

6. Point Domain to Hosting: In your domain registrar’s settings, point your domain to your hosting server by updating the DNS records to the IP address provided by your hosting provider.

7. Secure Your Website: Set up SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) for HTTPS encryption to ensure data privacy and security. Most hosting provider offers SSL certificate, if your hosting provider does not offer such feature don’t worry you can get it from 3 rd party provider. All you need is to search Google; you can get numerous free/paid SSL certificate provider for domains. Just create an account and follow their instructions.

8. Maintain Your Website: Finally, try to update your website on regular basis and do backups at frequency interval, and monitor security all the security measures.

That’s it you have build a self-hosted website. Now create a roadmap on how to earn money through it..

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Warrior
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Yeah.. I accept, a self-hosted website gives you complete control over your site's configuration and software, allowing for high customization and flexibility. But you need to be a technical expertise to manage and maintain all those hosting operations. Also, you need to bear the potentially higher upfront costs, and full responsibility for security and updates..

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