How to secure a Linux VPS server (2020)

Опубликовано: 29 Октябрь 2024
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Are you using a Linux VPS to host a website, Discord bot, or some other kind of software? In this video we go over the basic essentials of securing your VPS from potential attacks.

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🕐 Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:18 Creating a Digital Ocean droplet
02:19 Connecting to the VPS
03:07 Updating all packages
03:30 Changing SSH port
05:38 Configuring our firewall
07:25 Creating a non-root user
11:12 Disable root login
13:27 SSH Keys
19:34 Installing fail2ban
20:25 Testing everything
21:47 Outro

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