You can use the Raspberry Pi 3b+ as a server?
January 5, 2025, 00:06
I wanted to publish my website online with a custom host but since I couldn't afford servers, I wanted to know if I could use that Raspberry Pi model as a web server?
1 GB RAM is a bit tight, but if your website is not too big and complex, it should work.
For simple web sites with low load (few users hitting it) it is an excellent choice as a web server is quite moderate in demanding resources.
If you use a database or a programming language will demanding more resources and can slow down the browsing experience to a painful experience.
And just so you can get a correlation a home router have between 8 - 256MB RAM (some have more and some have less) and that serves a admin web interface and other features.
The website in Php, very small databases in Json, connected via lan to Wi-Fi, would you know how to set it up for free as a host?
You need a public IP and make a port forward of web (http) and perhaps https trough your router/firewall to your web server.
And then take a look at DynDNS to get a name (URL) instead of a IP Adr.
Just do a search for how to have your own web server at home and there are many guides that can assist you.
If you get into a standstill just howler and you will probably get an assistance
okay , thank you so much , now im installing ubuntu server
Advice: There is a larger userbase using the Raspberry Pi OS (Debian) than Ubuntu Server.
Oh, i need to install Raspberry pi os???
Thank you for the advice
No you can Use Ubuntu Server, but you will find less users in the Raspberry Pi community with skills in that OS.
You don't need to Ubuntu might be better if you know it well but rpi os is just generally slightly easier on a rpi
okok
Is it normal that I had 3 terminals open, and suddenly it reboots?
Might be a stability problem
Check the logs
Sudo journalctl
And make sure your power supply is sufficient
okok, it's normal after reboot the second time.. put Lode not Raspberry pi os [sorry for my english, I'm no english]
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in the terminal/console mod i use this command "startx"
Okay
What do you intend to do with that?
Server web
with apache2
it's normal the problem???
No problem it's just startx can be used for a lot
If it works for you it works for you so don't mind me
ohh okok, but when i shutdown menu say Lode
but ok..
thank you
If you only want a web server take the Lite OS, then you have more RAM left, gui consumes too much and is unnecessary for a web server.
Since I got along quite well with the first Raspberry Pi as a web server, I'm buying another one, I think I'll put the system either Lite OS or Raspberry Pi OS, thank you very much
A question, in my website there are small databases, the data is saved in the ssd? Because the ssd is 32gb and the new one that I ordered is 128gb ssd,
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whats the question?
if you put it on the ssd then it will be stored on the ssd. if you don't it won't.
I mean the ssd where I put the operating system, is it saved in the same ssd as the operating system?
im not sure what your using for your database but by default i would assume so
I use Json
SQL too complicated for me
This is the right channel
I don't know enough about databases
Also I was talking about your specific software for databases
Anyway if the SSD is the one you have the os installed on do you even have any other drive attached?
No..
Okok, sry
No problem
Okay
We can talk about it tomorrow
Okok, perfect!
Thank you
You don't have to stay online if I talk to you now, if you want to go to sleep go to sleep lol 😭
No problem, I'll stay up until 4:30 in the morning hahahahah
JSON isn't a database!
JSON is an open standard file format and data interchange format that uses human-readable text to store and transmit data objects consisting of name–value pairs and arrays (or other serializable values).
A database is an organized collection of data or a type of data store based on the use of a database management system (DBMS).
Examples of DBMS's include MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, and Microsoft Access.
Just to straighten up the way different definitions is used in IT. And using a definition in another way is confusing.
okok i know, but i use it .. database
for users [password / username sha256]
No you store data in a JSON format and that is not a database
[i dont speek english very well sorrry]
oh
A database is more than storing data! And a file with values is just that.
Check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database for a better and more comprehensive background.
okok, i use php for storing data in the json file
On my Raspberry it worked.. do you know how to make a website work with ginx from Raspberry Pi 3b+? (Website in Php SQL js CSS Json CSS)
Simply posting the question again will not help. Have you informed yourself?
Have you already started to set something up in this regard? If so, what and where are you stuck?
l So should I ask another question?
That's the question
Anyway, everything is set as always and it works without any errors but when I open the site it shows the Apache welcome page, I try with nginx and it shows the same thing even if the Apache services are stopped
Try after your ip or domain name including the port your website is hosted on
After a :
Already done
But nothing:/
So that's http://ip:port
Okay
It seems strange to me that it doesn't work..
Simply setting up Apache or Nginx is not enough, it must also be configured correctly.
Search for “nginx vhost config”
The apache welcome file has been deleted, my site is located in the /var/www/html/ directory
Permissions set correctly.
Does your website have an index.html or index.php?
Otherwise, maybe try a tutorial. There are plenty on the internet.
https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-apache/
All permissions, yes, index.php, set as main in the configuration file
Thank you