VPS Setup and Security Checklist: Complete Self-Hosting Guide for 2025 (bhargav.dev)
from BrightCandle@lemmy.world to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 05 Oct 17:34
https://lemmy.world/post/36929104

A good guide on initial server setup for users, ssh hardening and firewall settings. Not just useful for VPS it is basically the same steps on a home linux install too.

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Lele@lemmy.ml on 05 Oct 18:40 next collapse

Coolify is mentioned in the title but never in the article, unless I missed it

TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works on 05 Oct 21:40 next collapse

Thiiiiis is what I’ve been looking for, thank you

Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 06 Oct 09:10 next collapse

I’d be cautious following simple commands and configs without explanation or knowing what they do. And when someone copies public keys via clipboard I’m skeptic. Use ssh-copy-id or at least scp. And with Hetzner you can add your public key to their panel and it will be automatically added to every installation.

As it is stated, this is just a journal / checklist for someone and made publicly available. Don’t blindly follow such things without understanding what you are doing.

Krtek@feddit.org on 06 Oct 09:32 collapse

Good call, I don’t want to know how my clipboard history in KDE Plasma looks like

Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 06 Oct 11:26 collapse

It’s the public key so it’s not bad for security reasons. For me it just feels wrong to copy the content of a file to another using the clipboard. It can cause problems and one day you’ll do it out of habit with something you shouldn’t.

francois@jlai.lu on 08 Oct 16:12 collapse

It would be really nice to have ansible playbooks with the instructions