Working with EE and Shell

[Robert Trevellyan]

a jail can do all of this

I realize that. My solution gets me where I want to be much more smoothly than using a jail. I tried the jail route more than once, but I kept running into issues. When that happened, I experienced a lot more frustration solving issues in FreeBSD than I did solving issues in Linux. The information I need always seems to be much easier to find when dealing with Linux. I also find it immensely convenient to keep a clean VM/Linux/WordPress image that I can clone another server from within a minute or two. Obviously I could snapshot and clone a jail too, but I enjoy ZeroConf/DHCP for accessing the VMs, and I had trouble with DHCP with jails in FreeNAS.

I can imagine that for someone who enjoys a happy relationship with FreeBSD and is perhaps less cordial with Linux, every point I make has an exact counterpoint. So what? The tool I use does exactly the job I want with minimal friction.

 

[Robert Trevellyan]

The goal is to get wordpress up and running on the WEB

Do not use my guide for this. Digital Ocean is a better bet, for just $5/month, and it's all set up for you.

 

[pirateghost]

I'm actually more efficient with Linux as it is what I use on all my computers. I just found it curious that you felt it was more efficient to use a vbox VM for something that a jail could easily handle.

I wasn't discounting your specific circumstances, nor trying to tell you that you were wrong. I merely pointed out that i felt it was an unnecessary layer between you and the application. I haven't really had any issues switching between linux and BSD and have not really come across anything that I couldn't get working that isn't already well documented.

 

[Jeff Lamer]

Do not use my guide for this. Digital Ocean is a better bet, for just $5/month, and it's all set up for you.

Ok...the whole point of this was the learning and to say I am serving my own site (FREE)

 

[pirateghost]

Ok...the whole point of this was the learning and to say I am serving my own site (FREE)

You can do this. Just be aware of the security risks involved.

 

[Jeff Lamer]

I'm beginning to think I am be better to start over with the guide on Digital Ocean rather then a blog. Followed all the instructions and now when I hit my jail IP I get nothing. IN no way am I asking help here. I have no clue where it is broken. Is our copy of Freebsd 10.1?

 

[pirateghost]

I'm beginning to think I am be better to start over with the guide on Digital Ocean rather then a blog. Followed all the instructions and now when I hit my jail IP I get nothing. IN no way am I asking help here. I have no clue where it is broken. Is our copy of Freebsd 10.1?

9.X.

 

[Jeff Lamer]

9.X.

Hmmm...I wonder is the 10.1 guide will work? back to google....almost a whole lost day...ughh

 

[pirateghost]

Hmmm...I wonder is the 10.1 guide will work? back to google....almost a whole lost day...ughh

What kind of guide do you really need?

Install Apache, MySQL, php.

Those are covered in our very own forums.

WordPress is merely a php application. Once you have those other things set up, you drop the files in a directory and follow the on-screen instructions

 

[pirateghost]

Here's one building from ports:
http://virtuallyhyper.com/2013/04/setting-up-freebsd-9-wordpress-server-on-128mb-of-ram/
That is pretty simple.

LMAO....I just found this.
just go into a jail and type
'pkg install wordpress'

EDIT:
reading through the digital ocean guide seems like it should work just fine

 

[Jeff Lamer]

Here's one building from ports:
http://virtuallyhyper.com/2013/04/setting-up-freebsd-9-wordpress-server-on-128mb-of-ram/
That is pretty simple.

LMAO....I just found this.
just go into a jail and type
'pkg install wordpress'

EDIT:
reading through the digital ocean guide seems like it should work just fine

'pkg install wordpress' will this install everything or just wordpress?
If it installs the whole package ......BANG head here !

 

[Robert Trevellyan]

the whole point of this was the learning and to say I am serving my own site (FREE)

I'm beginning to think I am be better to start over with the guide on Digital Ocean rather then a blog.

For the learning, I would recommend the Digital Ocean guides. Those I've read seem to be high quality.

'pkg install wordpress'

You can do essentially the same thing in Ubuntu, but the result isn't set up the way I like, and it usually lags way behind the current stable release. Easy enough to update, but still.

 

[pirateghost]

'pkg install wordpress' will this install everything or just wordpress?
If it installs the whole package ......BANG head here !

Found it just installs some of what you need. Doesn't install MySQL or a webserver

For the learning, I would recommend the Digital Ocean guides. Those I've read seem to be high quality.

You can do essentially the same thing in Ubuntu, but the result isn't set up the way I like, and it usually lags way behind the current stable release. Easy enough to update, but still.

Digital Ocean guides are amazing.

I merely found it funny that they had a package install for WordPress. It isn't an application. With their new method of updating I have no idea why the pkg is available.

 

[Jeff Lamer]

Ok...Going with DO guide after dinner. Now I am thinking about using DO as my server for $10 bucks a month.
Question
1) If I go locally how will my site perform based on my server (signature) and my isp of 1 meg upload. I live rurally and internet sucks. My webpage will be mostly a hobby blog but I do want to impress :) . My isp has promised 3X speeds in the future (3-4meg)

 

[pirateghost]

Ok...Going with DO guide after dinner. Now I am thinking about using DO as my server for $10 bucks a month.
Question
1) If I go locally how will my site perform based on my server (signature) and my isp of 1 meg upload. I live rurally and internet sucks. My webpage will be mostly a hobby blog but I do want to impress :) . My isp has promised 3X speeds in the future (3-4meg)

1megabit upload!?

Don't if you plan on anyone actually using the site. 1mb will be a horrible experience.

Also, most ISPs block port 80 so you would have to do some learning on dyndns, port forwarding, and redirecting (if your dyndns allows that)

You are going down a deep rabbit hole. ;)

Pay $5 a month and use DO. If you want a referral, I have some to share.

 

[Robert Trevellyan]

If I go locally how will my site perform based on my server (signature) and my isp of 1 meg upload.

Performance won't be an issue unless something you post suddenly gets a lot of traffic. At that point your internet connection will become unusable, because your upstream will be swamped. In the meantime, bot scripts will be hitting your IP all day, every day, trying to take control of your WordPress.

 

[Robert Trevellyan]

1mb will be a horrible experience.

Come to think of it, you're right, it wouldn't take much traffic at all for that to be a sucky web browsing experience.

 

[pirateghost]

Come to think of it, you're right, it wouldn't take much traffic at all for that to be a sucky web browsing experience.

Yep. A couple of images will ruin it quickly.

 

[Robert Trevellyan]

Yes, and the processing power of the server is essentially irrelevant.

 

[Jeff Lamer]

Thanks...decision made. Media server will stay a media server only.