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VPS Setup & Hardening

A locked-down Linux server ready for your apps.

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VPS Setup & Hardening by WOGLOBAL

Why people order this

A new VPS gets login attempts from bots within minutes of going online. If root login with a password is still on, it is only a matter of time. We lock the server down first, then set up what your apps need to run, and write down everything we did.

Good for

  • A developer or business with a new VPS and no time to secure it.
  • Anyone running a Laravel, Node or custom app who wants it on its own server.
  • A server that was set up quickly and still allows password logins as root.

What's included

A non-root user with SSH key login, and root and password logins turned off.
Firewall with only the ports you need open.
Fail2Ban to block repeated failed logins.
Automatic security updates turned on.
Web server, PHP and database installed and set up for your app.
SSL certificates with automatic renewal.
Basic monitoring for disk, memory and services.
Backups set up to a location you provide.
Notes listing every change, user and open port.

Not included

  • The VPS itself, which stays in your name.
  • Deploying or debugging your application code.
  • Control panels such as cPanel. See cPanel/WHM Server Setup.
  • Ongoing server management after handover.

What you get

A hardened Linux server ready for your app.
Web server, PHP and database running.
Monitoring and backups set up.
Written notes on everything we changed.

About this service

We set up and harden a Linux VPS so it is safe to run your websites and apps, and leave you with notes on everything we changed.

How it works

How the work runs

Delivered within 4 working days of payment and access to the server.

1

Access

Day 1: you add our SSH key and tell us what the server will run.

2

Lock down

We set up users, keys, firewall, Fail2Ban and updates.

3

Install

We install and set up the web server, PHP, database and SSL.

4

Hand over

We set up monitoring and backups and send you the notes.

What we need from you

  • A VPS with a supported Linux version and root or sudo access.
  • Your public SSH key for your own login.
  • What the server will run: framework, PHP or Node version, database.
  • A domain pointed at the server, if you want SSL.
  • Somewhere to store backups off the server.

Goes well with

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Questions

Good to know before you order

Which Linux versions do you support?

Current Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux releases. Ask us first if you use something else.

Will I still have full access?

Yes. You get your own key-based login with full sudo rights, and we remove our access when you ask.

Will you deploy my app?

Setting up the server is included. Deploying and debugging your code is not, but we can quote for it.

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