How to set up a VPS

• Log in as root via ssh
• (PROBABLY NOT NEEDED:) update hostname in /etc/hostname, run "hostname -F /etc/hostname"
• add line to /etc/hosts
• dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
• create user account, add to sudoers:

useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash myuser
usermod -aG sudo myuser

• apt-get install emacs25-nox nmap ntp postfix mailutils logwatch unzip zip
• update ssh to listen on a different port and (carefully) to deny root access
• config postfix as usual, but set

inet_protocols = ipv4

• set up firewall
• set up backups
• apt-get install nginx-light mysql-server supervisor
• OLD: install fig: http://www.fig.sh/install.html
• NEW: install docker-compose: http://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
• fix mysql, create mysql databases and app accounts
• schedule nightly database snapshots
• set up sites in /etc/nginx/sites-available and activate in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
• set up apps in /etc/supervisor/conf.d