- 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-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
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