So, if you are using Linode to host your WordPress sites, you might be wondering about hosting Multiple sites on one single Linode – to use the server resources effectively.
Creating a different Linode for each website can be quite costly.
So, here I’ll show you an easy way to host multiple websites on a single Linode in just a few steps.
This will be the probably easiest thing you’ll ever learn in your life.
First, Lets’ Create a Linode.
Step 1 – Creating a Linode
If you’ve already created a Linode, then you can skip this step and move to Step 2.
- Go to your Linode Dashboard, and click on Create Linode.
- Choose an Image, In this case we’ll be choosing Ubuntu.
- Choose a region where you want to host your website, and Choose Linode plan (we’ll go with 5$ plan, because its enough to host few WordPress sites with moderate traffic).
- Now create a Root Password and keep it safe, you will need it to enter your created Linode.
- Click Create Linode.
Once your Linode has been created, you’ll be able to see it in your Linode Dashboard along with its IP address.
Step 2 – Installing EasyEngine
EasyEngine is a tool that will allow you to host multiple WordPress sites on one Linode.
To install EasyEngine, first SSH into your linode by pasting the below command in terminal:
ssh [email protected]_ip_address
Enter your Root Password to start SSH session.
Now, once you are inside your Linode, paste this below command in terminal to install EasyEngine:
wget -qO ee https://rt.cx/ee4 && sudo bash ee
EasyEngine will take few minutes to finish installation.
Step 3 – Installing WordPress
Once EasyEngine is installed, paste the below command to create a WordPress website along with free Letsencrypt SSL certificate.
Note: Remember to point your domain name to your Linode’s IP address before entering the below command.
sudo ee site create yourdomain.com --wp --letsencrypt
Wait for a couple minutes and you will be presented with your WP login credentials.
You can visit yourdomain.com/wp-admin to log into your WordPress dashboard.
Now, you can repeat Step 3 multiple times to create multiple WordPress websites on a single Linode. And your every WordPress site will be completely separate from each other (thanks to EasyEngine).
If you ever want to delete a site from your Linode, just paste the below command:
sudo ee site delete yourdomain.com
To read complete EasyEngine documentation, head over here.
EasyEngine also has a support community to help you with your issues.
Now that wasn’t hard, was it? Leave a comment below about how this worked for you.
