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How to build your own website from scratch
Domain, server, DNS, Nginx, HTTPS and the first page — the whole path step by step.
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Building a website
Five articles on the path from a first page and domain to HTTPS, Nginx and calm, systematic troubleshooting.
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Domains and DNS: how a website address finds the right server
How a name becomes an IP address, why TTL matters and how to switch a site safely between servers.
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Nginx without magic: how the server knows which site to show
Ports, server_name, root, location, redirects and reverse proxy without unnecessary mystery.
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HTTPS without scary words: what actually protects the connection
TLS, certificates, the private key and how a browser verifies a protected connection.
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What to do when a website will not open: diagnostics from DNS to the application
Step-by-step diagnostics from the domain and DNS to Nginx, the application, database and logs.
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