An opinionated, production-ready Ubuntu server management toolkit for WordPress with modular architecture, state persistence, and beautiful CLI output.

Before using these scripts, ensure your server meets these requirements:

• Fresh Ubuntu Install - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Root Access - Must have root or sudo privileges
• Available Ports - Ports 21, 22, 80, 443 must be free
• FTP Passive Ports - Ports 30000-31000 must be available

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/emreerkan/sesemi.git
cd sesemi

# Simple - just provide domain
sudo ./setup.sh example.com

# Continue interrupted installation
sudo ./setup.sh example.com --continue

# Restart from beginning
sudo ./setup.sh example.com --restart

# 0. On target server: Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/emreerkan/sesemi.git
cd sesemi

# 1. On source server: Prepare migration files
#    Use migration helper script or manually gather required files
./prepare-migration.sh

# 2. Transfer migration-example.com.tar.gz to target server
scp migration-example.com.tar.gz root@your-target-server-ip:~

# 3. On target server: Extract and migrate
tar -xzf migration-example.com.tar.gz
sudo ./migrate.sh example.com ./migration-example.com

# Continue interrupted migration
sudo ./migrate.sh example.com ./migration-example.com --continue

• docs/SETUP.md - Complete setup guide with quick start
• docs/MIGRATION.md - Complete migration guide with quick start
• docs/TESTING.md - Testing with Multipass VMs (macOS)

• Modular Architecture - Clean lib/ directory with versioned modules
• State Persistence - Resume from interruption points
• Error Handling - Comprehensive validation and error messages
• Beautiful Output - Color-coded progress with step counters
• Detailed Logging - Complete operation logs

• Fresh WordPress installation (production + staging)
• Random credential generation (for setup)
• SSL (Cloudflare origin or self-signed)
• WP-CLI integration
• Cleanup capability

• Server-to-server WordPress migration
• File validation (7 required files)
• Database import
• Cloudflare origin certificates required
• Helper script for source preparation

Shared by both setup and migration scripts:

• common/apache.sh - Apache virtual hosts configuration
• common/colors.sh - ANSI color codes for terminal output
• common/firewall.sh - UFW firewall configuration
• common/ftp.sh - vsftpd FTP server setup
• common/logger.sh - Logging and output functions
• common/packages.sh - APT package installation
• common/wpcli.sh - WP-CLI installation

Used only by setup.sh:

• setup/certificates.sh - SSL certificate handling (Cloudflare or self-signed)
• setup/cleanup.sh - Cleanup operations for previous installations
• setup/database.sh - MariaDB database creation with random credentials
• setup/state.sh - State management and persistence
• setup/system.sh - User and folder creation
• setup/validators.sh - Input and environment validation
• setup/wordpress.sh - Fresh WordPress installation

Used only by migrate.sh:

• migrate/certificates.sh - SSL certificate installation (Cloudflare origin only)
• migrate/database.sh - Database import from SQL dumps
• migrate/files.sh - WordPress file extraction and permissions
• migrate/state.sh - Migration state management
• migrate/system.sh - User and folder creation
• migrate/validators.sh - File and environment validation

• Apache 2.4
• MariaDB 11.x
• PHP 8.3+ (auto-detected)
• vsftpd
• WP-CLI
• UFW firewall

• Setting up a brand new server
• Creating a new WordPress site
• No existing WordPress installation
• Starting from scratch

• Moving site from Server A to Server B
• Same domain (no URL changes)
• Have existing database dumps and files
• Production environment migration

• Firewall automatically configured (ports 80, 443, 21)
• Strong random password generation
• File permissions properly set (775/664)
• ACL support for shared access
• MariaDB secured with root password

• /root/sesemi/setup/$DOMAIN/
  • state.json - Step tracking
  • credentials.txt - All passwords
  • config.env - Configuration
  • setup.log - Operation log

• /root/sesemi/migration/$DOMAIN/
  • state.json - Step tracking
  • migration_summary.txt - Migration summary
  • migration.log - Operation log

For issues or questions:

1. Check docs/SETUP.md for setup issues
2. Check docs/MIGRATION.md for migration issues
3. Review logs in /root/sesemi/{setup,migration}/$DOMAIN/
4. Use --help flag for usage information

MIT License - Feel free to use and modify!

Base code: Emre Erkan | X | Web Site | GitHub.
AI assistance: Copilot with Claude Sonnet 4.5

Developed for reliable WordPress server management with focus on:

• Code maintainability through modular design
• Operational reliability through state persistence
• User experience through clear progress feedback