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1 <!DOCTYPE html> 2 <html lang="en-GB"> 3 <head> 4 <meta charset="UTF-8"> 5 <meta name="author" content="Shipwreckt"> 6 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> 7 <title>VPS Server 🗄️</title> 8 <link rel="stylesheet" href="../styles.css"> 9 <link rel="icon" href="../Images/favi.png" type="image/x-icon"> 10 </head> 11 <body> 12 <header> 13 <nav> 14 <ul> 15 <li><a href="../index.html">Home</a></li> 16 <li><a href="../links.html">Links</a></li> 17 <li><a href="../projects.html">Projects</a></li> 18 <li><a href="../contact.html">Contact</a></li> 19 </ul> 20 </nav> 21 </header> 22 <main> 23 <h2>VPS Server 🗄️</h2> 24 <h3>Date: 21-02-2025</h3> 25 <hr> 26 <h2>Introduction</h2> 27 <p>If you have read any of my posts in the past, you may know of my aspiration to host my website and email server on a VPS. Well, that day has come! Finally.</p> 28 <p>So far my VPS (virtual private server) is doing three things:</p> 29 <ul><li>Git server: <a href="https://git.shipwreckt.co.uk/">git.shipwreckt.co.uk</a> </li></ul> 30 <ul><li>Email server: <a href="mailto:me@shipwreckt.co.uk">me@shipwreckt.co.uk</a></li></ul> 31 <ul><li>CalDEV server: Allows me to sync all my contacts and calendar between devices!</li></ul> 32 <ul><li>Website hosting! This enables me to try other web languages like <a href="https://www.php.net/">PHP</a> out</ul></li> 33 <hr> 34 35 <h2>Why host an email server ?</h2> 36 <p>A better question would be why not host an email server. When you sign up for <a href="https://workspace.google.com/products/gmail/">Gmail</a> or <a href="https://proton.me/mail">Protonmail</a> you give them full trust over your email communications. Well, I trust myself way more than any company to handle my personal communications. Sadly, I can only receive emails until I can get some ports unblocked, but I am happy as is!</p> 37 38 <h2>Why host a Git server?</h2> 39 <p>I will be honest: the main reason why I host a Git server is because it is really cool, in my opinion; it has enabled me to learn more about Git as a programme. It is also good to have a personal server that is fully under my control, unlike <a href="https://gitlab.com/Shipwreckt">GitLab</a>!</p> 40 <p>Sadly, I will not do HTTPS or HTTP Git cloning because it is not needed since I am using the Git daemon to allow people to clone from my server! Whilst on the topic of HTTP and HTTPS, I am using the Stagit static HTML programme to have a kind of front end to my server so you can view all my repositories! Due to it being complex (at least for me), I may write a tutorial on how to get it up and running smoothly.</p> 41 <hr> 42 43 <h2>Why host a CalDEV server?</h2> 44 <p>Hosting a CalDAV server is one of the most satisfying things I have ever done. Having everything synchronised just makes me happy! I have all my calendars synced and all of my contacts synced too. I love having a CalDAV server for all the rubbish I have planned, and I hope that I can get more use out of it! Also if you are curious I am using the <a href="https://radicale.org">radicale</a> software for the CalDEV server.</p> 45 <hr> 46 47 <h2>Overview</h2> 48 <p>Overall, I am just happy to have a whole server that I can use for whatever I want! This has opened up a whole new world for me of tinkering and stress. I hope this VPS serves me well!</p> 49 <center><hr> 50 <pre><a href="../index.html">Back 🚪</a> | <a href="tags/Linux.html">More Linux 🐧</a> | <a href="tags/Tech.html">More Tech 🧑💻</a> </pre> 51 </center> 52 </main> 53 </body> 54 </html> 55