How to set up a VPS

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  • 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
  • update ssh to listen on a different port and (carefully) to deny root access
  • apt-get install emacs24-nox nmap ntp postfix mailutils logwatch unzip zip
  • config ntp and postfix as usual
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