Create a Linux Instance

 

 Step 1: Create a DreamCompute Instance

1. Login to your DreamHost Panel.

2. Go to Cloud Services > DreamCompute.

3. Click Launch Instance.

4. Choose Image: Select Ubuntu 20.04 LTS or Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

5. Flavor: Use a basic flavor like gp1.semismall (1GB RAM, 1 vCPU).

6. Key Pair: Create or upload your SSH key.

7. Name the instance

8. Click Launch Instance.

🧰 Step 2: Allocate and Assign Floating IP

1. Under Network > Floating IPs, allocate a new one.

2. Assign it to your new instance.

3. 
   

4. You can now access the server using:

   
   ssh ubuntu@<your-floating-ip>

⚙️ Step 3: Update the System

Once inside your server via SSH:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y


🐘 Step 4: Install Required Packages (Apache, PHP, Git)


sudo apt install apache2 php php-curl php-cli php-mbstring unzip git -y


📁 Step 5: Download and Setup MikHmon

cd /var/www/html
sudo git clone https://github.com/laksa19/mikhmon.git
sudo mv mikhmon /var/www/html/mikhmon
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/mikhmon

[You will need to move, change permission, upload files/folder to hosting by WinSCP
you will have to convert .epm to ptt with WinSCP, you can login SSH via PuTTy and WinSCP to console]

🌐 Step 6: Configure Apache
Create a new Apache config file:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/mikhmon.conf


Paste this config:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName hotspot.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/mikhmon

    <Directory /var/www/html/mikhmon>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mikhmon_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mikhmon_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and exit.


Now enable the site:
sudo a2ensite mikhmon.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl reload apache2



🔐 Step 7: (Optional) Secure with Let's Encrypt SSL
Install Certbot:

sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-apache -y

Run Certbot:

sudo certbot --apache -d hotspot.example.com


📲 Step 8: Access Mikhmon
Go to:
http://hotspot.example.com

or (if SSL is configured):

https://hotspot.example.com
You’ll see the Mikhmon interface. Add your Mikrotik router and begin using it!