Initial Server Setup

These guides cover important configuration steps that you should take when creating and configuring a new server. These steps will increase your server’s security and usability, and guarantee a solid foundation to build upon. Choose your preferred Linux distribution to get started, or check out “Automated” section to learn how to use Ansible to automate the process.

Automated

CentOS

Debian

Rocky Linux

Ubuntu

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