🌐 web-stack-installer - Installs everything your server needs to go live

A single bash script that turns any Linux machine or VPS into a fully functional web hosting server. One command, colour-coded menu, installs everything your site needs to go live on the internet.

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🎯 What It Does

Gives you a menu-driven CLI that installs and configures:

Component	What it is
Python 3	Runtime + pip
Apache 2	HTTP server (LAMP stack)
Nginx	HTTP server (LEMP stack)
PHP + MySQL	Backend language + database
Node.js + npm	JavaScript runtime
Certbot	Free SSL certificates via Let's Encrypt
ngrok	Instant public tunnel — no domain needed

Plus built-in tools for:

• 📊 Live status dashboard — shows every installed component and running service
• 🚀 One-command site deploy — generates an Apache or Nginx virtual host config pointed at any folder
• 🔥 Firewall manager — opens common ports (80, 443, 22, 8080, 3000) or any custom port
• 🔍 Auto-detects OS and package manager — works on Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Arch, Alpine

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🚀 Usage

chmod +x webhost-setup.sh
sudo ./webhost-setup.sh

You get a colour-coded menu every time:

  ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
  ║   🌐  webhost-setup  —  Web Stack Installer         ║
  ║      Installs everything your server needs to go live ║
  ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

  Component Status

  ✔  Python 3   v3.11.2
  ○  Apache     not installed
  ✔  Nginx      v1.24.0
  ✔  ngrok      v3.38.0

  ──────────────────────────────────────────────────

  What do you want to install?

    1  Install Python 3                (runtime + pip)
    2  Install Apache 2                (HTTP server)
    3  Install Nginx                   (HTTP server)
    4  Install ngrok                   (public tunnel)
    5  Install PHP + MySQL             (LAMP/LEMP stack)
    6  Install Node.js + npm           (JS runtime)
    7  Install Certbot (SSL)           (Let's Encrypt)
    8  Install EVERYTHING              (full stack — 1-7 in one go)

    9  Status dashboard                (check what's running)
   10  Deploy a website                (point a domain to a folder)
   11  Open ports / firewall           (80, 443, 8080, custom)

    0  Exit

Pick a number, hit Enter. After each action it drops back to the menu.

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📋 Menu Options

1 — Python 3

Installs python3, pip3, and venv. Uses the right package manager for your OS (apt, dnf, yum, pacman, apk).

2 — Apache 2

Installs Apache, enables and starts the service, opens ports 80 and 443 in your firewall. Shows you the web root and config path.

3 — Nginx

Installs Nginx, enables and starts the service, opens ports 80 and 443. Shows config and log paths.

4 — ngrok

Downloads the right ngrok binary for your CPU (x86_64 / ARM64 / ARMv7), puts it in /usr/local/bin, and prompts for your auth token to save it. No manual steps.

5 — PHP + MySQL

Installs PHP, PHP-FPM, common PHP extensions (curl, mbstring, xml, zip), and MariaDB/MySQL. Starts the database service.

6 — Node.js + npm

Installs Node.js LTS via NodeSource. Optionally installs PM2 for running Node apps in the background as persistent services.

7 — Certbot (SSL)

Installs Certbot and the right plugin for whichever web server you're running (Apache or Nginx). Tells you the exact commands to get and renew certificates.

8 — Install Everything

Runs all of the above in sequence. One option, full stack — Python, Apache, Nginx, PHP, MySQL, Node, Certbot, ngrok.

9 — Status Dashboard

Shows what's installed (with versions), which services are running, which ports are open, and a snapshot of disk + memory usage.

  Installed:
  ✔  Python 3    Python 3.11.2
  ✔  Apache      Apache/2.4.57
  ✔  Nginx       nginx/1.24.0
  ✔  PHP         PHP 8.2.7
  ✔  Node.js     v20.11.0
  ✔  ngrok       ngrok version 3.38.0

  Services:
  ▶  Apache    running
  ▶  Nginx     running
  ▶  MariaDB   running

  Open ports:   22 80 443 3306

  Disk: used 4.2G of 40G (11% used)
  RAM:  used 512M of 2.0G

10 — Deploy a Website

Prompts for a domain name and folder path, then:

• Writes a virtual host config for Apache or Nginx
• Enables the site and reloads the server
• Tells you how to add SSL with Certbot

Domain name:       example.com
Website folder:    /var/www/example

→ Config written to /etc/nginx/sites-available/example.com
→ Nginx reloaded
→ Site live at http://example.com

11 — Firewall / Port Manager

Opens common ports or any custom port using ufw or firewalld, whichever is present.

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📋 Requirements

Requirement	Notes
Linux	Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, RHEL, Arch, Alpine — any modern distro
Bash 4.0+	Pre-installed everywhere
sudo / root	Required for installing packages and configuring services
curl or wget	For downloading ngrok — present on any VPS

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💻 OS Support

OS	Package Manager	Supported
Ubuntu / Debian	apt	✅
CentOS / RHEL / Fedora	dnf / yum	✅
Arch Linux	pacman	✅
Alpine Linux	apk	✅
macOS	—	⚠️ Partial (ngrok + Node only — no Apache/Nginx via this script on Mac)

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🔧 Running Without Root

Most install actions need sudo. The script checks and tells you exactly when root is required. ngrok can be installed without root — it goes to ~/.local/bin instead of /usr/local/bin.

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🌍 Supported Architectures

CPU	Supported
x86_64 (most VPS and desktops)	✅
ARM64 (Raspberry Pi, AWS Graviton, Apple Silicon)	✅
ARMv7 (older Pi)	✅

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