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  • VPS manager: Digital Ocean
  • OS: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
  • Size: 1CPU, 2GB RAM, 50GB SSD, 2TB data (to upsize later when needed)
  • Datacenter Region: London
  • IP:
  • hostname:
  • ports:
  • domain: Freenom
  • usrname:
  • ssh-key:
  • grpname: public
  • public folder: /usr/local/share/public
  • $R$ packages folder: /usr/local/share/public/R_library

Basic Configuration

  • create machine

  • first connection: change root password (if not automatic, run passwd)

  • check/change timezone

  • update/upgrade/dist-upgrade the system

  • add DO monitoring: curl -sSL https://agent.digitalocean.com/install.sh | sh

  • install missing default packages:

        apt-get install -y apt-transport-https software-properties-common dos2unix man-db ufw git-core nano libauthen-oath-perl openssh-server

  • add user(s) to system: adduser luca

  • add user(s) to sudo group: usermod -aG sudo luca ==> check

  • configure git for new user(s):

        git config --global user.name "Luca Valnegri"
    git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

  • add public group: sudo groupadd public

  • add user(s) to group: sudo usermod -aG public luca

  • add public repository

        sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/share/public/
    sudo chgrp -R public /usr/local/share/public/
    sudo chmod -R 2775 /usr/local/share/public/

  • set public repo in /etc/environment as PUB_PATH

  • reboot: sudo reboot

  • add subfolders software and scripts to home folder

  • add subfolders subs and r_packages to scripts subfolder

  • cd subs then download from pastebin the files 916041fv as public_subs.sh and zbzDnuHb as public_subs.lst:
    wget -O public_subs.sh https://pastebin.com/raw/916041fv
    wget -O public_subs.lst https://pastebin.com/raw/zbzDnuHb

  • convert to UNIX format: dos2unix public_subs.lst public_subs.sh or simply dos2unix *

  • make public_subs.sh executable: chmod +x public_subs.sh

  • run public_subs.sh to add subfolders to public repo: ./public_subs.sh

  • follow the same steps as above to create subfolders in the home folder:
    wget -O home_subs.sh https://pastebin.com/raw/XThRT4u4
    wget -O home_subs.lst https://pastebin.com/raw/Ze6M1snP

  • deny the root user direct access via SSH: sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config (restart SSH + check)

  • change port to SSH: sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config (restart SSH + check)

  • enable the default firewall UFW: sudo ufw enable (check)

  • allow (new) SSH port: sudo ufw allow XYYYY (check)

  • install antivirus ClamAV:
    sudo apt-get install -y ClamAV

  • install webmin / allow port 10000 (check, remember it's only on https)

  • redirect http / change port / allow new port / delete previous port rule (check)

  • add 2FA

  • add a domain name

  • take a snapshot