You have to do everything from the command line by ssh, unless you install a GUI which is not something particularly simple. Unfortunately I don't currently have the time to set it up (maybe in a month or so I will) for you but the process is simple enough. Go for an Ubuntu server. Once you have ssh'd into the server (on windows, get an app called winscp and do a search on how you can ssh with that app), make sure you're the root user ("root su", then type the root password provided by the company.
To install ruby: "apt-get install ruby". For mysql, there are plenty of guides online on how to get a mysql running on command-line on ubuntu so search for one of those and follow that. Make sure you create a user and table on the mysql that matches the configuration files in PE:O.
To run the server, navigate to the folder by command line and run "ruby main.rb".
Again, if you can wait a month, I might be able to do it for you then.
And don't worry about your 'cluelessness' lol. Everyone has to start somewhere, I definitely did. I'm more than willing to help, it's just the amount of time I can afford to dedicate is small.
To install ruby: "apt-get install ruby". For mysql, there are plenty of guides online on how to get a mysql running on command-line on ubuntu so search for one of those and follow that. Make sure you create a user and table on the mysql that matches the configuration files in PE:O.
To run the server, navigate to the folder by command line and run "ruby main.rb".
Again, if you can wait a month, I might be able to do it for you then.
And don't worry about your 'cluelessness' lol. Everyone has to start somewhere, I definitely did. I'm more than willing to help, it's just the amount of time I can afford to dedicate is small.