LiteCloud Readme

LiteCloud is based on a project called TuxLite, a free collection of shell scripts for immidiate deployment of LEMP stacks (Linux, Nginx, MySQL and PHP 8.1) for Ubuntu 22.04 (TLS) x64.

The following are going to be installed:

• Nginx
• MariaDB or MySQL
• PHP-FPM + commonly used PHP modules
• Let's Encrypt SSL
• Postfix mail server (securely configured to be outgoing only)

Requirements

• Supports Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 12.1
• A server with at least 512MB RAM. (1GB and above is recommended)
• Basic Linux knowledge. You will need know how to connect to your server remotely.
• Basic text editor knowledge. For beginners, learning GNU nano is recommended.

If this is your first time with a Linux server, head over to Digital Ocean Community section and I suggest spending some time reading through tutorials.

Quick Install (Git)

# Install git and clone LiteCloud
git clone https://github.com/giobautista/LiteCloud.git ; cd LiteCloud ; chmod 700 *.sh ; chmod 700 options.conf

# Edit options to enter server IP, MariaDB/MySQL password etc.
nano options.conf

# Install LEMP stack.
./install.sh

Add a new Linux user then add to sudoer (since root is now disabled).

# To add user
adduser johnsmith

# To add user to sudoer
usermod -aG sudo johnsmith

Add domain to the user

# Add domains to the user
./domain.sh add johnsmith yourdomain.com
./domain.sh add johnsmith subdomain.yourdomain.com

# Add SSL certificates using Let's Encrypt
./domain.sh ssl johnsmith yourdomain.com
./domain.sh ssl johnsmith subdomain.yourdomain.com

# Install Adminer or phpMyAdmin
./setup.sh dbgui

# Enable/disable public viewing of Adminer/phpMyAdmin
./domain.sh dbgui on
./domain.sh dbgui off

Database and database user management

# Create and drop database
./database.sh add db - Create new database
./database.sh rem db - Destroy a database (cannot be undone)

# Create and remove user
./database.sh add user - Create new user
./database.sh add super_user - Create new SUPER user
./database.sh rem user - Remove a user (cannot be undone)

So, why Nginx only?

We want to run a very efficient webserver using minimal server specifications and Nginx will allow us to do that over Apache. (no debate intended, which is a better webserver)

Work in progress

• Database management
  • db (add, remove)
  • user (add, remove)

Future feature

• Run Nginx with Apache
  • Nginx runs proxy
  • Apache as backend