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Thread: Unmanaged VPS First Step
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02-01-2011, 11:52 PM #1Aspiring Evangelist
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Unmanaged VPS First Step
In getting a new VPS, what should the first step be? I'm planning on using the box to learn a little about using webmin.
So should webmin be installed first? And then everything after that?
Or are there a few things that should be installed prior to installing webmin - e.g. like the LAMP installation?
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02-01-2011, 11:57 PM #2Web Hosting Evangelist
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Not directly answering your question, but you should spend time on http://library.linode.com/ and http://articles.slicehost.com/ for a lot of good starter and more advanced info.
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02-02-2011, 12:00 AM #3Aspiring Evangelist
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Installing Webmin first is a good idea, I would immediately install a firewall too. ConfigServer CSF integrates into the Webmin control panel and is widely used.
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02-02-2011, 12:19 AM #4Southern Yankee
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Change root password, create your user account, install your ssh keys, secure ssh.
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02-02-2011, 12:35 AM #5Disabled
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you need to setup your nameservers and place any dns settings needed for the domains you wish to use would be the next step
and then review any reporting and security functions webmin has setup to know your operating environment.
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02-02-2011, 12:37 AM #6Retired Moderator
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Well, the real first question is what do you want to do with the VPS? Since you mentioned LAMP, is this meant to be a regular web server to host websites?
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02-02-2011, 12:56 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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this will be the good reference http://securecentos.com/ for securing your VPS.
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02-02-2011, 01:47 AM #8Reseller Hosting Specialist
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Definitely make sure to fully harden and secure your VPS before doing anything else
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02-02-2011, 04:49 AM #9Disabled
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definetely you would need vps provider that can solve every problem that you can casue... and they are so few providers...
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02-02-2011, 07:45 PM #10Aspiring Evangelist
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Yes. I'll be setting up a web server for testing. Should the domain name be setup to resolve the IP prior to setting up webmin?
And since installing webmin requires apache and mysql, is it ok to set these up via the webmin dependencies, or should apache and mysql be setup first?
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02-02-2011, 09:38 PM #11WHT Addict
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webmin will install it own version of apache or even use it own built in webserver software.
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