Server Setup Tutorial

A comprehensive guide to setting up your VPS for optimal performance and security. Follow this enterprise-grade setup process used by professional DevOps teams.

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Initial Server Setup Steps

1. Basic Security Configuration

# Update system packages
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow OpenSSH
sudo ufw enable

# Set automatic security updates
sudo apt install unattended-upgrades
sudo dpkg-reconfigure --priority=low unattended-upgrades

2. Performance Optimization

# Optimize TCP settings
sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_fastopen=3
sudo sysctl -w net.core.somaxconn=65535

# Configure swap for optimal performance
sudo fallocate -l 4G /swapfile
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo swapon /swapfile

Advanced Configuration

Load Balancer Setup (Professional & Enterprise Plans)

Our Professional and Enterprise plans include a pre-configured load balancer. Here's how to set it up for high availability:

# Install HAProxy
sudo apt install haproxy

# Basic configuration for web traffic
frontend http_front
  bind *:80
  default_backend http_back

backend http_back
  balance roundrobin
  server web1 10.0.0.1:80 check
  server web2 10.0.0.2:80 check

Monitoring Setup

We provide integrated monitoring tools with all plans. Here's how to set up additional monitoring:

# Install monitoring agent
curl -sSL https://monitoring.vpssite.com/agent.sh | sudo bash

# Configure custom metrics
sudo nano /etc/vpssite/monitoring.conf

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Next Steps

After completing the basic setup, consider implementing these advanced features:

• Advanced Security Hardening - Including intrusion detection and prevention systems
• Automated Backup Configuration - With point-in-time recovery options
• Performance Tuning - For your specific use case