S256 Website

Official website for SHA256coin (S256) cryptocurrency.

Official Website for SHA256coin (S256)
Built with Node.js and Express

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Features

• Modern, responsive design
• Cryptocurrency information and documentation
• Whitepaper access
• Download links for wallet software
• Mining pool directory
• Exchange listings

Running Locally

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• npm

Installation

cd website
npm install
npm start

The website will be available at http://localhost:3000

Deployment

Prerequisites

• VPS with Ubuntu/Debian Linux
• Domain name pointed to VPS IP
• SSH access to VPS
• Root or sudo privileges

1. Copy website files to VPS

From your local machine:

# Create tarball of website
tar -czf s256-website.tar.gz website/

# Copy to VPS (replace USER and VPS_IP)
scp s256-website.tar.gz USER@VPS_IP:~/

2. SSH into VPS and setup

ssh USER@VPS_IP

# Install nginx
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nginx

# Extract website
tar -xzf s256-website.tar.gz
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/s256
sudo cp -r website/* /var/www/s256/

# Set permissions
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/s256
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/s256

3. Configure Nginx

Create nginx config:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/s256

Paste this configuration (replace YOUR_DOMAIN):

server {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;
    server_name YOUR_DOMAIN www.YOUR_DOMAIN;

    root /var/www/s256;
    index index.html;

    # Enable gzip compression
    gzip on;
    gzip_vary on;
    gzip_min_length 1024;
    gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml text/javascript application/javascript application/json;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }

    # Cache static assets
    location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|ico|css|js|pdf)$ {
        expires 1y;
        add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
    }

    # Security headers
    add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN" always;
    add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" always;
    add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block" always;
}

Enable the site:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/s256 /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl reload nginx

4. SSL Certificate (Recommended)

# Install certbot
sudo apt-get install -y certbot python3-certbot-nginx

# Get certificate
sudo certbot --nginx -d YOUR_DOMAIN -d www.YOUR_DOMAIN

# Auto-renewal is configured automatically

5. Firewall Setup

sudo ufw allow 'Nginx Full'
sudo ufw allow OpenSSH
sudo ufw enable

Alternative: Quick Deploy Script

Run the included deploy.sh script:

chmod +x deploy.sh
./deploy.sh YOUR_DOMAIN

Updating Website

To update website content:

# From local machine
scp -r website/* USER@VPS_IP:/var/www/s256/

# On VPS
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/s256

Troubleshooting

Check nginx status

sudo systemctl status nginx

Check nginx logs

sudo tail -f /var/log/nginx/access.log
sudo tail -f /var/log/nginx/error.log

Test nginx config

sudo nginx -t

Restart nginx

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Domain Configuration

Point your domain's DNS records to your VPS:

• A record: @ → VPS_IP
• A record: www → VPS_IP

DNS propagation can take up to 48 hours.

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details