Ubuntu 22.04 Initial Server Setup on VPS Cloud such as Contabo, Hetzner, Vultr, Linode or DigitalOcean.
If you want to run any application or server in a production environment, the video above will help you set up your Ubuntu server. These steps are important to make your Ubuntu 22.04 server ready for public use.
Set up Ubuntu Server Timeline :
The following are sections of the above video. Click on any section of the Ubuntu setup to follow along. The following server setup sections will lead to YouTube.
- Welcome and intro : 00:00
- Reinstall Contabo VPS : 1:41
- Deploy 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
All the steps to be done in this video are in the posts below. Click to copy the commands used in this video.
Step 1 : Deploy Ubuntu 22.04 Vultr server
Step 2 : Log in via SSH
Step 3 : Ubuntu Create user + Ubuntu add user to sudoers
Step 4 : Ubuntu 22.04 SSH Key Login Set up
Step 5 : Disable root login and Password Authentication
Step 6 : Ubuntu Firewall Setup
Step 7 : Ubuntu Server Change SSH Port
Step 8 : Create a swap file
Step 9 : Change Server Hostname
Step 10 : Set Timezone
Step 11 : Setup Automatic Updates
Step 12 Install HestiaCP Ubuntu
If you have any question about setting up your Ubuntu 22.04 server, feel free to ask a question in the comments section below.