LXC WordPress Setup

A modular shell-based automation suite to deploy self-hosted WordPress sites inside LXC containers on Proxmox, with reverse proxy, HTTPS via Certbot, and dependency provisioning.

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📦 Features

• Create and configure unprivileged LXC containers
• Install OS packages and PHP extensions
• Deploy WordPress via wp-cli
• Configure Nginx reverse proxy with automatic Let's Encrypt SSL
• Fully automated or interactive execution modes

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⚙️ Prerequisites

• Proxmox VE host with:
  • LXC templates downloaded
  • Linux bridge (vmbr0 or equivalent)
• SSH key-based access to reverse proxy VM
• Nginx and Certbot installed on reverse proxy
• pct, openssl, and wp-cli available on host

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🚀 Quick Start

1. Apply Config Templates

bash apply-templates.sh

Edit each generated *.conf file in config/ as needed.

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2. Provision WordPress Container

bash provision-wordpress.sh --lxc-name wp1 --ip-suffix 101 --domain wp.example.com

Or run without arguments to use interactive mode.

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🧩 Individual Scripts

Create LXC container

bash create-lxc.sh

Prompts for name and IP suffix, provisions container using config/lxc.conf.

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Install dependencies

bash install-deps.sh

Installs packages defined in config/packages.conf inside a chosen CTID.

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Deploy WordPress

bash wordpress.sh

Uses config/wordpress.conf and wp-cli to auto-install and configure WordPress.

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Configure Reverse Proxy

bash configure-rproxy.sh

Creates Nginx config, deploys to remote VM, and requests SSL via Certbot.

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📝 Logs

• logs/deployed-containers.csv: CTID, lxc-name, IP, root password
• logs/deployed-wordpress.csv: CTID, domain, DB credentials, admin login

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🔐 Security Notes

• SSH access to the reverse proxy must be key-based (no password prompts)
• Generated passwords are secure and stored in logs — protect logs/ accordingly

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📄 License

MIT License (optional — update as appropriate)