Hi there,

I would usually stick to LEMP, there is a nice community tool that does all of the server setup and Laravel installation for you with a couple of commands:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tools/larasail

It is very well documented and it pulls up the latest Laravel version for you.

Once you have the Laravel application installed, you can follow the steps here on how to add the Laravel Spark Package and include the API Key:

https://spark.laravel.com/docs/1.x/installation.html

Alternatively, if you prefer LAMP, you could install Laravel by following the steps here:

https://devdojo.com/bobbyiliev/laravel-app-on-digital-ocean-ubuntu-1904-droplet-step-by-step-guide

Hope that this helps.
Regards,
Bobby