{"id":1591,"date":"2020-06-30T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T03:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lab.wptips.dev\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2021-01-11T19:44:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T12:44:22","slug":"setup-digitalocean-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixelstudio.id\/blog\/setup-digitalocean-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Setup WordPress in Digital Ocean (with Nginx)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This is a complete guide to install a WordPress site in DigitalOcean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took me quite long to successfully move this website to DigitalOcean. I was frustrated with how complex most tutorials are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I wrote this to help fellow beginners.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s get started!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Table of Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Chapter 1<\/a><\/strong>
What is DigitalOcean and Why Use It?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 2<\/a><\/strong>
SSH Key<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 3<\/a><\/strong>
Creating a Droplet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 4<\/a><\/strong>
Creating a WordPress Site<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 5<\/a><\/strong>
Site Management<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CHAPTER 1<\/span>
What is DigitalOcean and Why Use it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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DigitalOcean<\/a> is a self-managed hosting. We are given a Linux server and we can configure it ourselves, mostly via command line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That does sound intimidating. But in return, we got a cheap and fast server<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How much faster?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We did a GTMetrix comparison between this site (hosted in DigitalOcean) and an exact copy of it in my shared hosting. Here’s the result:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Left) Speed test of my shared hosting
(Right) This site in DigitalOcean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The load time went from 1.8s to 1.0s which is an amazing 44% improvement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, the improvement will vary<\/strong> depending on your current hosting. But my shared hosting is not a cheapskate one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, I’m not sure why the number of requests is different. It’s 100% an exact clone with the same version of themes and plugins. It’s probably the Redis cache in DigitalOcean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interested to achieve that result? Let’s make a preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CHAPTER 2<\/span>
SSH Key<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We will learn how to generate key-pair. You can skip this if you already have your Public and Private Key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note<\/strong>: This chapter assumes you are on Windows machine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Beginner Tip: How to Open Command Prompt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  1. Right-click on Windows Menu (bottom-left corner) and select “Command Prompt”
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  2. Press Windows Key, type in “cmd” to search for it.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    How to open command prompt in a specific folder<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. In the command prompt, type in cd C:\\path\\to\\folder<\/code>.
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    2. Type in cmd<\/code> in the address bar and press Enter (see image below)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Type in “cmd” to open command prompt in that folder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      If you are on Windows 8 or lower, you need to install Git Bash<\/a> and use that as CMD replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Generate SSH Key<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Key Pair is a method to set our computer as a trusted source <\/strong>to the server so we don’t need a password to enter it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      To generate them, go to C:\/Users\/yourname\/<\/code> and create a folder named .ssh<\/code>. Open command prompt in that folder and run this command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      ssh-keygen -t rsa<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
      Just press ENTER to skip any prompt and you will get 2 new files:<\/p>\n\n\n\n