Learn how to easily launch your very own website on a DigitalOcean VPS using Nginx—even if you’ve never touched a server before. In this step-by-step beginner guide, you’ll configure a $6/month droplet, install Nginx, and publish a live HTML page in just minutes.
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What You’ll Learn
✅ How to create a DigitalOcean Droplet (VPS)
✅ Installing & testing Nginx on Ubuntu
✅ Editing /var/www/html/index.html to customize your site
✅ Basic Linux commands for updates & navigation
⏱️ Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:39 Create a VPS on DigitalOcean
02:02 Connect to Your Server
02:42 Update Ubuntu
03:18 Install Nginx Web Server
04:10 See Your Site Live
04:34 Edit Your Web Page
