Server Configuration

Learn how to configure your VPS for optimal performance and reliability.

Configuration Best Practices

Security First

Always prioritize security configurations before making your server public.

Regular Backups

Configure automated backups to prevent data loss.

Performance Tuning

Optimize server settings based on your workload.

Initial Setup

System Updates

# Update package list
sudo apt update

# Upgrade installed packages
sudo apt upgrade -y

# Install essential tools
sudo apt install curl wget git htop -y

Hostname Configuration

# Set hostname
sudo hostnamectl set-hostname your-hostname

# Update hosts file
sudo nano /etc/hosts

Network Configuration

Firewall Setup

# Enable UFW
sudo ufw enable

# Allow SSH
sudo ufw allow ssh

# Allow HTTP/HTTPS
sudo ufw allow http
sudo ufw allow https

Note: Always ensure SSH access is allowed before enabling the firewall.

Network Optimization

# TCP optimization
net.ipv4.tcp_fin_timeout = 30
net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_time = 1200
net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 8192
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096 87380 16777216
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 4096 65536 16777216

Resource Management

Memory Management

Swap Configuration

# Create swap file
sudo fallocate -l 2G /swapfile
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo swapon /swapfile

System Limits

# Edit limits.conf
* soft nofile 65535
* hard nofile 65535
* soft nproc 65535
* hard nproc 65535

Process Management

Monitor and manage system processes effectively:

  • • Use systemd for service management
  • • Configure process priorities with nice
  • • Set up process monitoring with monit
  • • Implement resource limits with cgroups

Performance Monitoring

Monitoring Tools

System Metrics

Monitor CPU, memory, disk, and network usage with our integrated dashboard.

Performance Alerts

Set up custom alerts for resource utilization thresholds.

Logging

# Configure rsyslog
sudo nano /etc/rsyslog.conf

# Enable log rotation
sudo nano /etc/logrotate.conf

Advanced Configuration

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