Setup a Simple, Self-Hosted Web Server with OpenBSD

Setup a Simple, Self-Hosted Web Server with OpenBSD 2026-07-18 This website is being served to you from my HP T630 thin client, running OpenBSD and httpd. Pretty cool, right? And best of all you can do the same! I’m going to walkthrough how to host your own websites locally on OpenBSD. This guide is going to be kept simple on purpose, so feel free to expand on it as you see fit! Requirements Getting Started Wireguard The VPS The Local Server Basic Web Server Give Back to the Community Requirements Cheap, low spec VPS (checkout Low End Talk for deals) Why the VPS? This will allow us to hide our home IP from the nasty interwebs! Local server (thin client, mini PC box) that can run OpenBSD Coffee and a positive attitude! But wait! I hear you question right away: “If you already have a VPS running OpenBSD, why not just use that to host your website?” And you would be right. But that’s not fun. That’s boring. Isn’t having fun the entire point of working with computers?! But you do whatever…