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How do you deploy multiple websites on the same Ubuntu droplet
- Posted on February 10, 2025
- Website Development
Asked by a96586b9b23547c29c6be618017cd9
I have an existing website on my droplet. Since it is lightly loaded I want to deploy another website on this same droplet. I am looking for an app note or instructions.
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Hi there 👋
You can definitely host multiple websites on the same Ubuntu droplet using either Nginx server blocks or Apache virtual hosts, depending on which web server you’re using.
Here are some tutorials that walk you through the setup:
If you’re using Docker, this video might help: YouTube: Hosting Multiple Websites with Docker.
Let me know if you have any questions!
- Bobby
Heya @a96586b9b23547c29c6be618017cd9,
Apart from what has been said, you can deploy it using docker and a docker container for easier management in the future. You can use Docker Compose or individual Docker containers with an Nginx reverse proxy to manage multiple sites efficiently.
Having said that, this is a bit more complex that the standart setup of installing either Apache or Nginx and configuring it server your files.
Heya, @a96586b9b23547c29c6be618017cd9
Depending on your current setup, if you use web-server as Apache or Nginx you can create another virtual host for the new site/domain and spin up the site in the corresponding root directory.
If you share more details about the setup we can give you the exact steps on how to setup this.
Regards