Self Hosting WordPress
Brian Retterer
bretterer@gmail.com
@bretterer
https://joind.in/talk/36446
About Me
WordPress.com
vs.
WordPress.org
Domain Registration
Google Domains
https://domains.google.com
Hover
https://hover.com
Server Providers
Digital Ocean
https://digitalocean.com
Rackspace
https://rackspace.com
Amazon AWS
https://aws.amazon.com
Backing Up Data From WordPress.com
Tools -> Export
Paid Or Free
Export All Data
Export File
Download WordPress Core
Extract Zip
Server Setup
Laravel Forge
Server Setup
Site Setup
FTP
Database Setup
WordPress Setup
WordPress Setup
WordPress Setup
WordPress Setup
WordPress Setup
WordPress Setup
WordPress Setup
Import Site
Tools -> Import
Install Importer
Run importer
Choose File
Map Authors, Download Files
Import Done
Importer Caveats
- Re-map Menus
- Widgets
Extra Credit
Secure Your Site
Lets Encrypt
Lets Encrypt
Lets Encrypt
Secure Site
Resources
- WordPress.org
- Laravel Forge - https://forge.laravel.com
- Digital Ocean - https://digitalocean.com
- Google Domains - https://domains.google.com
- Lets Encrypt - https://letsencrypt.org
- Slides - https://github.com/bretterer-talks/self-hosting-wordpress
- Review - https://joind.in/talk/36446