I have an old OnePlus 5T that has LineageOS installed. I don’t really do anything with it and I thought it would be cool to host my first ever website (static) on it.
What I’ve done so far:
- Got the HTML file for my website.
- Got the CSS style sheet for that site.
- Purchased a domain name.
I request help/guidance with:
- Minimal install of Debian, nginx, Docker, and Fail2ban. (I feel I need help with the Debian installation because the rest is seems easy enough).
- Hosting my website from my home, so like if I should consider subnet or vlan for my home to protect other devices when I expose port 80 (http) and 443 (https) of my router so other servers can access my server phone.
I know this sounds like complicating matters for something I have never done before, but any help would be greatly appreciated. I have hosted stuff at home (pihole, LibreTranslate, etc) but I think this website project may not be straightforward.
With Termux on Android, it’s possible to install Debian in a proot environment.
More about this here: https://github.com/termux/proot-distro
I guess using this envirinment, it’s possible to set up your server to your needs.
One thing I don’t know is how to autostart Termux at boot, but there must be a way, “worst-case” a Tasker routine can do it. Also, another thing to considerate with this setup is Android’s memory management and to detect if your proot distro gets killed. But then again, maybe Tasker is good for that, too.
Good thing with this proot-distro thing is that it’s really easy and straightforward to set up, and basically you have a full Linux environment in your pocket. There are limitations, of course.
As for installing/flashing full Debian on an Android phone, let’s say it’s not possible. Your closest best bet would be Ubuntu Touch on a supported device.