Ubuntu 24 Server Recovery

Full rebuild procedure for Amiga-Z server.

If the server dies, follow this document exactly.

Install:

• Ubuntu Server 24
• Enable OpenSSH during install

After login:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install -y nginx php8.3-fpm php8.3-cli php8.3-common php8.3-curl php8.3-gd php8.3-mbstring php8.3-xml php8.3-zip php8.3-intl php8.3-sqlite3 unzip curl git

Enable services:

sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl enable php8.3-fpm

Create directory:

sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html

Restore backup:

tar -xzf amigaz-site-backup.tar.gz -C /var/www/html

Fix permissions:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html

Restore from backup:

/etc/nginx/sites-available/

Test:

sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl reload nginx

php -m | grep sqlite
php -i | grep "PDO drivers"

Expected:

PDO drivers => sqlite

If missing:

sudo apt install php8.3-sqlite3
sudo systemctl restart php8.3-fpm

If using certbot:

sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx
sudo certbot --nginx

systemctl status nginx
systemctl status php8.3-fpm
df -h

Open browser:

• Test main site
• Test wiki search
• Test plugin pages

journalctl -xe
tail -n 50 /var/log/nginx/error.log
tail -n 50 /var/www/html/amigaz/wiki/data/log/error.log

• Confirm wiki search works
• Confirm tagging plugin works
• Confirm backups resume
• Confirm firewall active
• Confirm SSL valid

If you fixed something painful:

→ Document it immediately.