Running online website through virtual box/ubuntu with godaddy domain

Question

I really need help setting my website online with my GoDaddy domain. OK this is what I've done so far, please let me know if I did anything wrong, help will be much appreciated.

Ok so what I did was:

-Download virtualbox and downloaded Ubuntu Desktop (was I supposed to download the Server one?)

-I then bought my GoDaddy domain, example.com and pointed it to my home's router/ provided my IP address.

-So then I went to my routers config and allowed port 80 to my Ubuntu Desktop's IPV4/IP address (Starts with 10.0...

-I have Apache running on my Ubuntu/Linux Desktop, and made a file in the /etc/apache2/sites-available/example.com and provided the document root, server name, etc and then enabled the site using

sudo a2ensite example.com.

-I enabled bridge network on my Ubuntu and linux settings.

What else do I have to do? When I went to my router's configuration, it say's that my Ubuntu/virtual box is offline even though the Ubuntu does have internet. I'm able to access Facebook for example on my Ubuntu.

Is there anything else that I'm missing, please and please and please help. Would greatly appreciate it.

Answer 1

Maybe you will find this doc helpful http://catlingmindswipe.blogspot.ru/2012/06/how-to-virtualbox-networking-part-two.html But still, remember that the author of the article intends to create a sandbox, not a website for a regular use.

By the way, what is the operating system on your hardware box ?