Abanon hope all ye who enter here

Pretty positive, huh? But it is the harsh truth: you should abandon hope that this journey will be an easy one. However, I want you to never give up hope of the success at the end!
Building a website from scratch with zero to... no programming experience can be, well, hard. The reason for that is there is sooo much to creating a website. When I started making my first database website (about two months ago from writing this foreword to you), I didn't even know what HTML was. I know how overwhelming it can be to hear about all those SSH tunnels, virtual machines, sockets and other science-fiction(y) terms, the pros are talking about on YouTube. But hey, if a complete beginner like me was able to do it, you can too!

The bad news about making a website is, just like hell, it never ends. Once you MADE IT (and I believe you will), you are commited to constantly maintain and update your product. The good news is, unlike hell, building a website gets easier with time. Once you get the hang of it, you will actually enjoy the feeling of being able to CREATE something. Also, you are not alone. I am working on making a discord channel for all of us who struggle, so that we can struggle together by sharing the results of our work or posting some useful links.

A little bit of set up technicalities before we begin

In this section, I just want to quickly mention all the programs and services I use. You might have a different hosting platform or use Apache instead of Nginx. I believe my tutorials can still help you in your journey no matter what setup you have!

• I use Compute Canada Cloud as my cloud server (only because my first website was an academic one, and I could use the service for free).

• The OS of my VM is Ubuntu20, the OS of my local computer is Windows.

• My server is Nginx (supposedly easier to use than Apache).

• I used php and MYSQL for the backend of my website.

What you need to know before we begin

At the point when you start going through these tutorials, you must already have your remote VM (Virtual Machine) up and running, with the SHH connection set up. Watch this video to see exactly how to do that.

You must also have your website code ready (i.e. all the html, css, js, php, etc.). I am planning to make some beginners guides to that too, but tutorials on this website are only gonna be focusing on how to set your amazing website up and running on the web for the world to see.

It is not required, but I highly recommend you to improve your typing speed and learn how to type without looking at the keyboard. Not only you will be more efficient but also more focused. And overall, in the age of technology, it is a pretty decent skill to have. I was improving my typing skills while in the middle of my project, and I highly recommend Ed Club. It is free, and, honestly, amazing.