Ubuntu 22.04 Initial Server Setup on VPS Cloud - Ubuntu server hardening - Contabo VPS

[@rwahowa]

Ubuntu 22.04 Initial server Setup post : bizanosa.com/ubuntu-22-04-initial-server-setup-vultr/ Recommended VPS : bizanosa.com/article/recommended-vps-providers-by-ricky-wahowa/ Visit Contabo : bizanosa.com/contabo Please consider www.buymeacoffee.com/bizanosa Ubuntu Server 22.04 TIMELINE : Welcome and intro: 00:00 Reinstall Contabo VPS : 1:41 Deploy a Contabo VPS : 3:15 Connect to VPS via SSH : 7:07 Update Ubuntu Server : 10:20 Disable root user SSH login : 14:44 Setting up SSH Key Authentication : 17:58 Ssh-copy-id error fix : 25:48 Log in using SSH Key : 27:45 Disable Password Authentication : 29:28 Firewall setup : 32:13 Change SSH Port : 36:35 Create a swap file : 40:09 Change server Hostname : 46:49 Set Server Timezone : 54:13 Set up Automatic Updates : 55:18 Run HestiaCP (Optional) : 1:06:01

[@X3NIAN]

Hi Ricky! Thanks for your amazing guide. I'm stuck at 51:40. After I changed the hostname and did a reboot, it's not letting me log back in with the same private key command line. I waited 10 minutes for the system to boot up and even manually restarted the server through Contabo's control panel but still didn't work. I'm getting this message (replaced my IP address with three dots): ssh: connect to host ... port 7059: Connection refused I'm trying to set it up for Ubuntu 20.04 (x64). I'd really appreciate your help with this issue.

[@rwahowa]

Did you change the SSH port and add the new port to your firewall? Is the ufw firewall running? Is SSH running?

[@mihirsavla3233]

I did it in some other pc and now I want to do it in my pc, I already have the keys and server IP but I am unable to connect. How can I connect with the key?

[@rwahowa]

I've done this many times and it is as easy as copy it (private key) to the other PC and ensure it has the correct permissions., Try giving the key a permission of 644 (rw-r-r)

[@hadejet6585]

Ricky, do you have any information about when Litespeed will support Ubuntu 22.04? We are still stuck with Ubuntu 20.04 coz Litespeed are lazy lol

[@rwahowa]

Probably soon enough. Switch to nginx. Always in time 😄

[@knightride9635]

Can you please show how to link fail2ban to cloudflare IP ban list? Thanks

[@rwahowa]

HestiaCP includes the Cloudflare file needed to activate IP ban for Cloudflare. Add your Cloudflare details and add the jails in /etc/fail2ban/jail.local . Do a Google search for step by step guides.

[@Truth2One]

Can this work using OVH’s vps?

[@rwahowa]

Yes. Any vps

[@Truth2One]

@@rwahowa What do i do if i already have a user and pass

[@Truth2One]

@@rwahowa After its complete how do we connect through rdp

[@BizanosaTutorials]

@@Truth2One Log in via SSH as shown in the video. Then create a new sudo user, then set up SSH Key auth for the new user. This is all shown in the video. Just keep watching and be patient.

[@BizanosaTutorials]

@@Truth2One What's stopping you from using SSH? No need for RDP