How to set up Ubuntu Server Ed.

Blue445 · 01-03-2009, 07:10 PM

Hello all, i just recently installed ubuntu server ed.

Was wondering if anyone can point me to a good walk though (or just tell me) how to get my web pages up and running.

**wmorri** · 01-03-2009, 11:36 PM

Hi,

Is this your first time running Linux? If it is you choose an interesting way to jump in, but I am sure that with a lot of work you will be able to figure out how to set up your server to your liking. As I am sure that you can see you will be running entirely from CLI (Command Line Interface) not a GUI (Graphic User Interface). This will mean that you will learn how to use commands really fast.

Ok, enough of my jabber. The first thing that you need to do is make find out what version of Apache you have, if you have installed the latest version of the LAMP server then you should have apache 2.2. I would recommend getting to a computer that has a GUI, and going to Apache 2.2 Docs, and reading all of it. There is a lot of good information there. If you don't understand all of it that is ok, you can always look it up.

The next thing is that you need to get you website files from wherever they are to your new server computer. There are a couple of way to do this. One way is to put them all on a flash drive and move them. While this would make a lot of sense if can be a pain with out a GUI. Figuring out what your computer has called the drive once you insert it in your computer can be a pain.

I would recommend that you install a SSH server. This is really easy just type this:

Code:

# sudo apt-get install openssh-server openssh-client

Then the install process will run. Once that is all done go to another computer on your network the best one would be the one that stores you website files, and install a program called Putty. It is a program that will allow you to connect to other places by SSH. Then try typing in the LAN ip of your server and see if you are able to connect to it. If you are you will get a box that pops up asking you if you will accept a certificate. Just click Yes.

The next step is to transfer the files from the remote computer to your server. To do this you need to start Putty, then make sure the button is on ssh and the protocol is 22. Then type the ip and connect to the server. From there you will have to log in with your un and pw. From there you will want to try to move a file from on place to another. I would recommend that you make a test file and install it somewhere. Then use this to help you transfer a file

Code:

scp "Your_file_name" your_username@server_IP:whatever directory you want

You can send it to any file you want to on your computer but since you will be sending a lot of files to the /var/www folder you can use that.

That is a simple guide on how you get your webpages to your server. If you can get that far that will be great for now. Let me know how all that goes and I can help you with the next few steps.

Cheers!

Blue445 · 01-04-2009, 08:35 AM

Quick question...When installing Ubunter Sever It askes about LVM...do i need that?

Blue445 · 01-04-2009, 09:24 AM

In putty, I do not get that message that asks if I want to accept a certificate.

Instead, I get this:
Putty Fatal Error: Network error: Connection timed out (ok)

Putty then becomes inactive.

shuuhen · 01-04-2009, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue445

Quick question...When installing Ubunter Sever It askes about LVM...do i need that?

LVM is something that lets you have "virtual drives" instead of real ones. You can set it up to make multiple drives look like one or split one physical drive into many. There are many other features, but you'd want to read the documentation to learn about them. The Wikipedia page has a decent overview. Note that creating virtual volumes with LVM is different from partitioning. As the operating system needs to support LVM, you could not use it with an OS that does not support LVM.

So you don't need it, but you may decide you want it (up to you to decide).

**wmorri** · 01-04-2009, 06:15 PM

Hi,

Quote:

Putty Fatal Error: Network error: Connection timed out (ok)

I am wondering what you are putting in putty. Can you post that. All you should be putting is the ip address of the computer that you want to connect to. Take a look at this to understand what I mean.

This is what you should get or something similar.

Then you should get a login screen that looks like this:

Hope this helps.

Cheers!

Blue445 · 01-04-2009, 07:24 PM

Well, how would you go about finding the IP address of my Linux machine? I have used the one told to me over the phone by my ISP, i've tryed ipconfig, and ifconfig (on linux).

What is it that i'm not finding?

Thanks

**wmorri** · 01-04-2009, 07:33 PM

Hi,

What do you get when you try "ifconfig". that should give you the information that you need it should produce a long list of things. Please post the output for ifconfig, and we can figure out what is going on wrong.

Cheers!

Blue445 · 01-04-2009, 07:53 PM

I'm running pressed on time right now, and will not beable to type it all (its a lot) What exactly am i looking for?

**wmorri** · 01-04-2009, 07:57 PM

Hi,

If you just give me the inet address, Bcast, and Mask, that should cover it.

Cheers!

Blue445 · 01-04-2009, 08:04 PM

Ok, great!

eth0
inet addreess-192.168.1.104
Bcast-192.168.1.255
Mask-255.255.255.0

lo-
inet addr: 127.0.0.1
Mask: 255.0.0.0

**wmorri** · 01-04-2009, 08:14 PM

Hi,

Thanks for that information, this is what you should see in putty:
putty2.jpg
Cheers!

Blue445 · 01-04-2009, 08:33 PM

Ah got it! Must have gotten a type-o the first time I tryed it.

Now that i'm here, and logged in, how would I go about sending the pages through?

**wmorri** · 01-05-2009, 12:02 AM

Hi,

Great to hear that you go it. Now you get to have the real fun. You can use this command to move files. I would recommend that you make a test file and install it somewhere. Then use this to help you transfer a file:

Code:

scp "Your_file_name" your_username@server_IP:whatever directory you want

You can send it to any file you want to on your computer but since you will be sending a lot of files to the /var/www folder you can use that.

Blue445 · 01-09-2009, 04:10 PM

Hey there...sorry for not responding...been having PC issues.

Ok now well, I don't know what to do here....what ip do i use, and how would i go about viewing it?

**wmorri** · 01-10-2009, 08:27 AM

Hi,

You would use the ip for that computer. I am guessing that it is 192.168.1.104, but I am not sure if you need to find out the ip just do ifconfig at the prompt.

Cheers!

01-03-2009, 07:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Blue445 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 165 OS: Linux Mint	How to set up Ubuntu Server Ed. Hello all, i just recently installed ubuntu server ed. Was wondering if anyone can point me to a good walk though (or just tell me) how to get my web pages up and running. __________________ bLUE445

01-03-2009, 11:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,839 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: How to set up Ubuntu Server Ed. Hi, Is this your first time running Linux? If it is you choose an interesting way to jump in, but I am sure that with a lot of work you will be able to figure out how to set up your server to your liking. As I am sure that you can see you will be running entirely from CLI (Command Line Interface) not a GUI (Graphic User Interface). This will mean that you will learn how to use commands really fast. Ok, enough of my jabber. The first thing that you need to do is make find out what version of Apache you have, if you have installed the latest version of the LAMP server then you should have apache 2.2. I would recommend getting to a computer that has a GUI, and going to Apache 2.2 Docs, and reading all of it. There is a lot of good information there. If you don't understand all of it that is ok, you can always look it up. The next thing is that you need to get you website files from wherever they are to your new server computer. There are a couple of way to do this. One way is to put them all on a flash drive and move them. While this would make a lot of sense if can be a pain with out a GUI. Figuring out what your computer has called the drive once you insert it in your computer can be a pain. I would recommend that you install a SSH server. This is really easy just type this: Code: # sudo apt-get install openssh-server openssh-client Then the install process will run. Once that is all done go to another computer on your network the best one would be the one that stores you website files, and install a program called Putty. It is a program that will allow you to connect to other places by SSH. Then try typing in the LAN ip of your server and see if you are able to connect to it. If you are you will get a box that pops up asking you if you will accept a certificate. Just click Yes. The next step is to transfer the files from the remote computer to your server. To do this you need to start Putty, then make sure the button is on ssh and the protocol is 22. Then type the ip and connect to the server. From there you will have to log in with your un and pw. From there you will want to try to move a file from on place to another. I would recommend that you make a test file and install it somewhere. Then use this to help you transfer a file Code: scp "Your_file_name" your_username@server_IP:whatever directory you want You can send it to any file you want to on your computer but since you will be sending a lot of files to the /var/www folder you can use that. That is a simple guide on how you get your webpages to your server. If you can get that far that will be great for now. Let me know how all that goes and I can help you with the next few steps. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

01-04-2009, 08:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
Blue445 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 165 OS: Linux Mint	Re: How to set up Ubuntu Server Ed. Quick question...When installing Ubunter Sever It askes about LVM...do i need that? __________________ bLUE445

01-04-2009, 09:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
Blue445 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 165 OS: Linux Mint	Re: How to set up Ubuntu Server Ed. In putty, I do not get that message that asks if I want to accept a certificate. Instead, I get this: Putty Fatal Error: Network error: Connection timed out (ok) Putty then becomes inactive. __________________ bLUE445

01-04-2009, 07:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Blue445 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 165 OS: Linux Mint	Re: How to set up Ubuntu Server Ed. Well, how would you go about finding the IP address of my Linux machine? I have used the one told to me over the phone by my ISP, i've tryed ipconfig, and ifconfig (on linux). What is it that i'm not finding? Thanks __________________ bLUE445

01-04-2009, 07:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,839 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: How to set up Ubuntu Server Ed. Hi, What do you get when you try "ifconfig". that should give you the information that you need it should produce a long list of things. Please post the output for ifconfig, and we can figure out what is going on wrong. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

01-04-2009, 07:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
Blue445 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 165 OS: Linux Mint	Re: How to set up Ubuntu Server Ed. I'm running pressed on time right now, and will not beable to type it all (its a lot) What exactly am i looking for? __________________ bLUE445

01-04-2009, 07:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,839 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: How to set up Ubuntu Server Ed. Hi, If you just give me the inet address, Bcast, and Mask, that should cover it. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

01-04-2009, 08:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
Blue445 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 165 OS: Linux Mint	Re: How to set up Ubuntu Server Ed. Ok, great! eth0 inet addreess-192.168.1.104 Bcast-192.168.1.255 Mask-255.255.255.0 lo- inet addr: 127.0.0.1 Mask: 255.0.0.0 __________________ bLUE445

01-04-2009, 08:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,839 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: How to set up Ubuntu Server Ed. Hi, Thanks for that information, this is what you should see in putty: putty2.jpg Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever! Last edited by wmorri; 01-04-2009 at 08:27 PM.

01-04-2009, 08:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
Blue445 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 165 OS: Linux Mint	Re: How to set up Ubuntu Server Ed. Ah got it! Must have gotten a type-o the first time I tryed it. Now that i'm here, and logged in, how would I go about sending the pages through? __________________ bLUE445

01-05-2009, 12:02 AM	#14 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,839 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: How to set up Ubuntu Server Ed. Hi, Great to hear that you go it. Now you get to have the real fun. You can use this command to move files. I would recommend that you make a test file and install it somewhere. Then use this to help you transfer a file: Code: scp "Your_file_name" your_username@server_IP:whatever directory you want You can send it to any file you want to on your computer but since you will be sending a lot of files to the /var/www folder you can use that. __________________ Linux Forever!

01-09-2009, 04:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
Blue445 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 165 OS: Linux Mint	Re: How to set up Ubuntu Server Ed. Hey there...sorry for not responding...been having PC issues. Ok now well, I don't know what to do here....what ip do i use, and how would i go about viewing it? __________________ bLUE445

01-10-2009, 08:27 AM	#16 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,839 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: How to set up Ubuntu Server Ed. Hi, You would use the ip for that computer. I am guessing that it is 192.168.1.104, but I am not sure if you need to find out the ip just do ifconfig at the prompt. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!