How to self host a Wordpress website on Synology NAS (updated for 2024)

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Links Mentioned:
Cloudflare tunnels video:    • EASY Remote Access: How to setup Clou...  
Port forwarding guide:    • Watch BEFORE Port Forwarding - The Co...  
Signed SSL certificate:    • NO MORE HTTPS WARNINGS - How to Gener...  
Extensions you need:
⁃ curl
⁃ exif
⁃ gd
⁃ iconv
⁃ imagick
⁃ mysqli
⁃ openssl
⁃ pdo_mysql
⁃ zip
⁃ zlib

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TOC:
00:00 Introduction
00:49 What you will need
04:25 DDNS setup
09:38 Port forwarding
10:14 Signed SSL certificate
11:36 Installing packages and downloading Wordpress
14:30 Script Language Settings
17:33 Read / Write access
18:08 Create Web Service
19:42 Create Web Portal
21:14 Configure certificate
22:31 Configure database
25:49 Finish Wordpress installation
29:18 Conclusion

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