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.
Thiiiiis is what I’ve been looking for, thank you
VPS Setup and Security Checklist: Complete Self-Hosting Guide for 2025
Submitted 3 weeks ago by BrightCandle@lemmy.world to selfhosted@lemmy.world
https://bhargav.dev/blog/VPS_Setup_and_Security_Checklist_A_Complete_Self_Hosting_Guide
Comments
TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
francois@jlai.lu 2 weeks ago
It would be really nice to have ansible playbooks with the instructions
Lele@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Coolify is mentioned in the title but never in the article, unless I missed it
Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
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 3 weeks ago
Good call, I don’t want to know how my clipboard history in KDE Plasma looks like
Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
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.