How I Deployed WordPress on Ubuntu 24.04 with NGINX, PHP 8.3 & Let’s Encrypt

In this article I document the exact steps used to deploy a production-ready WordPress instance on:

Ubuntu 24.04 VPS

NGINX

PHP 8.3 (FPM)

MariaDB

Let’s Encrypt SSL

Custom domain: my.domain.local

Client Browser
      │
      ▼
NGINX (Reverse Proxy + SSL)
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PHP-FPM (php8.3-fpm.sock)
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MariaDB (WordPress DB)

Step 1 – System Update

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2 – Install NGINX

sudo apt install nginx -y
sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl start nginx