By local website, I mean a website which is not actually available on the internet. This kind of a website is accessible by those connected to the same network (i.e. WiFi connection, LAN/WLAN network etc.) as the server. The site itself does not have a domain name (like example.com). Instead it is accessed via its IP address (static or not).
Creating a local website is great for testing and learning, especially for students who are learning HTML and/or PHP. Moreover, if you know what you are doing, you can create your own local cloud storage service, which is quite neat. Let’s hit the tutorial!
Requirements
- A virtual machine software. I suggest and use (It’s free!) → Oracle VM VirtualBox.
- NAS4Free ISO (either download NAS4Free-x64-LiveCD or NAS4Free-x86-LiveCD) → NAS4Free Downloads.
- A computer capable of running a virtual machine smoothly.
Install Oracle VM VirtualBox and move on.
Follow the steps on this website → The Secret Server: All Steps
I would list all the steps but I wouldn’t want to steal Instructables’ thunder. The tutorial is a bit tricky so if you have ANY difficulty then comment below and I will reply ASAP.
P.S. This makes a great end semester project for ICT students. My team got 2nd place using this 🙂 !
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