Deploying a website on DigitalOcean is a relatively easy process:
1. First, you will need to create an account on the platform.
2. After you have created an account, you will need to create a Droplet.
3. Droplets are the basic building blocks of DigitalOcean and are used to deploy websites.
4. You can create a Droplet with a single Droplet size (1GB of RAM and 1GB of storage), or you can create a Droplet with multiple sizes (5GB of RAM and 5GB of storage, for example).
5. Once you have created your Droplet, you will need to SSH into it and install the required application.
6. For this tutorial, we will be using the Ruby on Rails framework. To install Ruby on Rails, you will need to SSH into your Droplet and run the following command:
- sudo apt-get install ruby-full
7. After you have installed Ruby on Rails, you will need to create a new Rails project. To do this, you will need to SSH into your Droplet and run the following command:
- rails new my_project
8. Next, you will need to add the my_project directory to your Droplet’s content root. To do this, you will need to SSH into your Droplet and run the following command:
- sudo mv my_project /var/www/
9. After you have added the my_project directory to your Droplet’s content root, you will need to create a file called index.html in the my_project directory.
10. This file will be the main page of your website. To create this file, you will need to SSH into your Droplet and run the following command:.
- sudo nano my_project/index.html
11. Next, you will need to add the following code to the index.html file:
- My Project
- Hello, world!
12. After you have added the code to the index.html file, you will need to save the file and return to your terminal window. You will then need to run the following command to deploy your website to your Droplet:
13. Before you begin, please be aware that deploying a website on DigitalOcean requires some technical knowledge. If you’re not comfortable with the command line or server administration, we recommend hiring a developer or agency to assist you.
- sudo rails server
14. Your website should now be live on your Droplet! To view it, you can open a web browser on your computer and go to the IP address of your Droplet. You can also use the following command to view the website on a different device:
- sudo rails server -d my_project
15. Finally, you will need to add a domain name to your website. To do this, you will need to SSH into your Droplet and run the following command:
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/webupd8
- sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get install webupd8
- sudo apt-add-repository ppa:webupd8team/webupd8-security
- sudo apt-get install webupd8-security
- sudo apt-add-repository ppa:webupd8team/webupd8-mysql
- sudo apt-get install webupd8-mysql
16. After you have added a domain name to your website, you will need to configure the DNS settings for the domain. To do this, you will need to SSH into your Droplet and run the following command:
- sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf
17. Next, you will need to add the following lines to the file:
- nameserver 8.8.
- nameserver 8.4.4.
18. After you have added the lines to the file, you will need to save the file and return to your terminal window. You will then need to run the following command to update the DNS settings for the domain:
- sudo dnsmasq -u webupd8 -p webupd8
19. After you have updated the DNS settings for the domain, you will need to reload the DNS configuration for the domain:
- sudo dnsmasq -r
20. Finally, you will need to visit your website in a web browser on your computer. You can do this by going to the following IP address:
- http://your_droplet_IP_address/
The final step is to conclusion about how to deploy a website on DigitalOcean.
