Setting up a WordPress website on Oracle Cloud’s free tier is a great way to build a site with no upfront costs. The process involves setting up your cloud environment, creating a virtual machine, and then installing the web server, database, and WordPress itself.
Here is a step-by-step guide to walk you through the entire process using an Ubuntu Linux instance.
Before you begin, ensure you have:
A compartment is a logical container for your cloud resources, helping you organize and manage them.
This is where your WordPress site will live.
VM.Standard.E2.1.Micro (AMD) or an Arm-based one. This confirms you won’t be charged .To make your website accessible from the internet, you need to open port 80 (for HTTP) and optionally port 443 (for HTTPS) in both the cloud firewall and the instance’s internal firewall.
Part A: Configure the Cloud Firewall (Ingress Rules)
0.0.0.0/0 (This allows traffic from anywhere on the internet)Now, you’ll connect to your virtual server from your local computer.
<private-key-file> with your key’s filename and <public-ip> with the IP address you copied.bash ssh -i <private-key-file> ubuntu@<public-ip>yes and press Enter .Once connected to your server via SSH, you’ll install all the necessary software.
sudo apt updatesudo apt install -y apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-xml php-mbstring php-zip php-jsoniptables). These commands make the rules persistent after a reboot .bash sudo iptables -I INPUT 6 -m state --state NEW -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT sudo iptables -I INPUT 6 -m state --state NEW -p tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT sudo netfilter-persistent saveIt’s essential to set a password and remove insecure defaults from your new database installation.
sudo mysql_secure_installation You will be guided through a series of prompts:
VALIDATE PASSWORD COMPONENT? (Optional, but recommended for security).root user.Y to remove anonymous users.Y to disallow root login remotely.Y to remove the test database.Y to reload privileges tables.bash sudo mysql -u root -p'your-database-password' with a strong, unique password) :sql CREATE DATABASE wordpress; CREATE USER 'wpuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-database-password'; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wpuser'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EXIT;Now, you’ll download WordPress and set the correct file permissions.
cd /tmp curl -O https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gzsudo tar zxf latest.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/ --strip 1bash sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/bash sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/wp-content/uploads sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/wp-content/uploadsThe final steps are done through a simple web-based wizard.
http://<your-public-ip-address>wordpresswpuser<your-database-password>localhost (since the database is on the same server)wp_ (or change if you wish).Congratulations! You now have a fully functional WordPress website running on Oracle Cloud’s free tier.
yourwebsite.com) and point it to your server’s IP.sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade on your server and keep your WordPress themes and plugins updated to ensure security.
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