Are you tired of sky-high hosting costs for your website? Have you ever considered running your own web server? If so, you’ll be excited to hear about the success I had reducing hosting costs for my csteach site.
My journey began with a plan to use a Raspberry Pi with Apache and WordPress. I loved the idea of only having to pay for a domain name and electricity. But then, as I was waiting for my OS to upgrade, I looked again at the PHP Server template on Replit and couldn’t help but wonder if I could run WordPress on it.
That’s when I discovered Ethan’s guide on Github (https://github.com/ethanpil/wordpress-on-replit) on how to import WordPress onto Replit. Let me tell you, it worked like a charm!
However, as a safety measure, I strongly recommend using a private Repl to ensure others cannot access your wp-config file. Importing the blog posts was a breeze: all I had to do was activate the Importer plugin and keep an eye on the 2MB upload limit.
The only hiccup I encountered was when I installed the Jetpack plugin. It didn’t take up much space but caused some lag. After careful consideration, I decided it wasn’t essential for my experiment, so I removed it.
If you’re curious about the outcome, you can check out the mirrored blog at https://csteachuk.familysimpson.repl.co/ for the next month. I’m sure you’ll be impressed with the results just as I am.
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