How to set up a VPS: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:47, 21 August 2018

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
set up firewall
set up backups
apt-get install nginx mysql-server supervisor
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

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 * <code>apt-get install emacs25-nox nmap ntp postfix mailutils logwatch unzip zip</code>
 * update ssh to listen on a different port and (carefully) to deny root access
-* config postfix as usual, but set
-<pre>
-inet_protocols = ipv4
-</pre>
 * set up firewall
 * set up backups
-* apt-get install nginx-light mysql-server supervisor
+* apt-get install nginx mysql-server supervisor
-* OLD: install fig: http://www.fig.sh/install.html
+* install docker-compose: http://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
-* 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 <code>/etc/nginx/sites-available</code> and activate in <code>/etc/nginx/sites-enabled</code>
 * set up apps in <code>/etc/supervisor/conf.d</code>