Install TNG v14 on a VPS

Claire Furney

• 2 min read
Install TNG v14 on a VPS
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I'm still a big fan of Webdock, but my current VPS could do with being blown away and reprovisioned despite the same Ubuntu version still being used (22.04), so I'll spin up a new server with the latest version and do a fresh install of TNG (and move everything else across, leaving transitory experiments behind).

Installation

These instructions are basically the same as previously. For more details, check those notes (linked above).

Provision a "Perfect Server"
  1. Spin up a new VPS
  2. Set up A records to the new server
  3. Create new shell user, assign SSH keys
  4. Run "Disable FTP" script
  5. SSH to server and sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
  6. (Purchase and) download the most recent TNG files
  7. Upload TNG zip file: scp tngfiles1405.zip claire@webdock05.vps.webdock.cloud:tngfiles1405.zip
  8. Unzip to /var/www: sudo unzip tngfiles1405.zip -d /var/www/furney.co
  9. Update permissions: sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/furney.co/
  10. Copy existing webdock nginx config and tweak for TNG: cd /etc/nginx/sites-available && sudo cp webdock furney.co && sudo vi furney.co
  11. Symlink to enable the new site: sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/furney.co /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
  12. Restart nginx: sudo service nginx restart
  13. Browse to readme.html at http://furney.co/readme.html
  14. Enable SSL: sudo certbot --nginx -d furney.co
  15. Refresh the readme.html, should redirect to https://
  16. On the webdock admin interface, create a new database
  17. Step 3 - set permissions
  18. Step 4 - rename folders
  19. Step 6 - enter db details and verify
  20. Step 7 - create db tables
  21. Step 8 - create a user
  22. Step 9 - create a tree
  23. Step 10 - choose a template - honestly, just close your eyes and let it go
  24. Browse to the new site
  25. Remove or rename set up files: index.html,

Post installation

  1. Admin > Setup > Diagnostics - check everything ticked
  2. Review Admin > Setup > General Settings > Privacy
  3. Review Admin > Setup > General Settings > Map Settings
  4. Add IP address and domain name on cloud.google.com
  5. Fix line 385 in admin_gedimport.php preventing gedcom uploads parent.started ...
  6. Update Admin > Setup > General Settings > Import to use the "Media" local folder for all media items