MediaWiki on Namecheap

Recreating MediaWiki Install, but running on a Namecheap virtual machine.

Get a Machine

1. Go to Namecheap VPS Hosting.
2. Pick periodicity - I'm using Monthly for my first pass. If I like it, I'll up it to yearly to get the discount.
3. Click on "Get Started" under the "Pulsar" class (or whatever you want - in my experience, Pulsar is enough for modest loads).
4. 1) Hosting Customization: Set your settings, here is what I'm using:
   1. Hosting Plan: Pulsar
   2. Billing Cycle: Monthly
   3. RAM: 2 GB
   4. Disk Space: 40 GB
   5. Server Management Plan: User Responsible
   6. Web Panel: None
   7. Operating System: Debian
   8. Click "Next Step"
5. 2) Domain Name Connection
   1. Connect to: Existing Domain Name
      • It will make it seem like you have to use a Namecheap domain and ask you to log in. Once you log in, it will show the option to use a third party domain.
   2. Existing Domain Name: Your Third-Party Domain Name
   3. Find a Domain Name: yourdomain.org
   4. Click "Add to Cart"
6. Click "Confirm Your Order"
7. Click "Pay Now"
   1. My account already had payment details, so it just happened. It's a payment form, hopefully it's not too hard.
8. Click "Manage"
9. Click on "Hosting List" in the left column of buttons.
10. Now is the part that I don't like. Waiting for the machine to be available. There are other hosts that are very fast to nearly instant.
    1. https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/148/22/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-my-hosting-account-activated/
    2. Mine currently has a yellow "Alert" flag at 13:02.
    3. Active at 14:37, but that doesn't say much because I've been visiting with my Mom and making hummus for the past hour and a half - I don't know when it went active.