Yup, Linux’s widespread use was as a web server before they even made a GUI for it. I’ve been building websites since the mid 90s when it was strictly html and css was new and was used inline mostly. One thing I’ve never found for Linux but don’t really need either, is a css compiler like SASS/SCSS.
I finally ditched Filezilla and use Konqueror for ftps. I had been using Sublime for my code text editor but found Atom. Sublime constantly gave me a popup reminder that I haven’t purchased it. Atom is free and reminds me a lot of Sublime. I don’t need to code much as I use CMSs like WordPress and soon, PicoCMS. Pico is a flat file system, no database and is lightweight. Perfect for a basic blog. You write in Markdown and Pico converts the Markdown to html.
Been using CherryTree notekeeping program but it’s got it’s quirks and I just found Joplin in which you use Markdown to format. Joplin can sync itself to Nextcloud on a server so I installed that. Haven’t got my notes copied over and synced to my cloud yet though.
Now I’ve got two reasons to learn markdown. Most documentation CMSs use Markdown as well and I do have a use for a docs site.
Fortunately most webhosts now provide Cpanel or other in server tools that replaces the need for FTP. Downloader, rename, uploader, text Editor and all right in the server panel. And here is something kind of cool about my local Linux. The default “Text editor” that comes boxed with this Mint, and opens all text files, is indeed that, You can root the containing folder and edit any type of text file/code you like.