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* <code>apt install emacs-nox nmap ntp postfix mailutils logwatch unzip zip</code> | * <code>apt install emacs-nox nmap ntp postfix mailutils logwatch unzip zip</code> | ||
* update ssh to listen on a different port by editing <code>/lib/systemd/system/ssh.socket</code>, then | * update ssh to listen on a different port by editing <code>/lib/systemd/system/ssh.socket</code>, then restart ssh. | ||
and (carefully) to deny root access | and (carefully) to deny root access | ||
* set up firewall | * set up firewall | ||
Revision as of 18:33, 25 October 2024
- Log in as root via ssh
- 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 install emacs-nox nmap ntp postfix mailutils logwatch unzip zip- update ssh to listen on a different port by editing
/lib/systemd/system/ssh.socket, then restart ssh.
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-availableand activate in/etc/nginx/sites-enabled - set up apps in
/etc/supervisor/conf.d
after setting up DNS name
- update hostname in /etc/hosts, /etc/hostname, run "hostname -F /etc/hostname"
- configure postfix
- make sure you receive nightly log messages