
{ I am on pc so I have shown the tools for pc but the tools i have shown are also available for mac and linux. You definitely find them when downloading. Except the one tool called "putty", because if you are using mac or linux you don't need anything for the SSH job. I have covered that on " How to Connect with your VPS via SSH?" lecture }
Before every work, if you start with the right tools, it will make your work much more faster and easier. So in this lecture let's take a look at the tools you need to manage your VPS
VPS stands for Virtual Private Server. A VPS is more powerfull thn a shared hosting, because in shared hosting many people share the same resources and the provider you are using for your shared hosting service may providing shared hosting service from a VPS itself. So let's see what is a vps and how it works.
Secure Shell as known as SSH is a command interface and protocol that used to transfer files in a secure connection from one to another computer. It is the widely used method to transfer files for server admins and web developer.
Use a free control Panel or paid it will work the same thing. But, everyone knows to get something we have to give something, yeah, with a paid control panel you will get more options to play with than a free control panel. So, let's see about the best paid and free control panels.
Adding domain or website is the most important step, otherwise, let me guess why are you a VPS then? Let's focus on how to add domain names in the control panel in this lacture.
DNS stands for Domain Name System system. It is a method that translate an IP address to a domain name. Check how!
SSL or Secure Sockets Layer is the standard security technology for web. It creates an encrypted link between a server and a client and transfers all the data encrypted.
Just installing an SSL on in your domain won't work automatically. for that you need to force that. So, let's check how.
FTP also known as File Transfer Protocol is a very common way to transfer files from a computer to another.
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL. WordPress was used by more than 23.3% of the top 10 million websites as of January 2015. Let's see how you can install WordPress in your domain with the fanous 5 minutes installation.
Learn to buy, configure or manage your own VPS: this course is for them who are paying much for managing their server.
No experience required : You will be able to manage your VPS yourself after watching this video course.
There are over 30 video lectures, each lectures covers an individual topic.
Reason to learn managing a VPS yourself: Web servers is a must essential for presenting yourself online. If you have large website, you will need a personal server for yourself but hire someone for managing your server can be so expensive.
How much you need to pay for the tools to manage your VPS: Well, Zero. I will show you the tools you can use for completely free. I am managing these open source tools for managing my or my client's servers for years.
What you will be able to Do after watching this video course?
You will be able buy a cool VPS for yourself from some industry leading VPS providers, and configure your VPS with a control panel for hassle free server managing.
You will be able to setup and manage servers from scratch yourself.