What to do when you have a new dedicated server the first time?

khateebz · Apr 14, 2016

I would like to know what could be done if you have a new dedicated server the first time? The action plan in my head right now is to run commands to see what's going on with the server and its features. Is this a good plan to begin with running that server? I would like to get some insights on what to normally do in this case.

What are the necessary things that I need to know to better perform the administration of the server?

BBGN Brian · Apr 27, 2016

khateebz said:
I would like to know what could be done if you have a new dedicated server the first time? The action plan in my head right now is to run commands to see what's going on with the server and its features. Is this a good plan to begin with running that server? I would like to get some insights on what to normally do in this case.

What are the necessary things that I need to know to better perform the administration of the server?

Back to the basics first - what OS are you running?

khateebz · Apr 27, 2016

BBGN Brian said:
1. Change the root password

I know this, using passwd root

BBGN Brian said:
2. Run the latest updates to make sure we're running the latest stable kernel for the OS

Can you elaborate this? never heard of this before

BBGN Brian said:
3. Change SSH port

Run vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Find where it says # Port 22
Remove # and change 22 to my port number.

BBGN Brian said:
4. Secure using IPtables or firewalld - or even CSF if warranted

Installed.

BBGN Brian said:
5. Configure backups

What are the details for this step? how to config backups?

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