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Debian Server Essentials: Setup, Configure, and Hardening Your System (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by KillerTic@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum

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I am back with another published article.

Ideogram.ai: penguin in a server room covered in ice and snow, whole picture made out of green matrix style lines of code, cinematic

Please be kind! I am a self-taught Linux user and by no means an expert. My goal with this guide is to help newcomers to Linux have an easier and more secure start.

To all the experts out there, please be kind and do share your tips and observations. I am happy to keep updating the article to make the self-hosting world more secure.

https://nerdyarticles.com/debian-server-essentials-setup-configure-and-hardening-your-system/

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[–] Charming-Molasses-22@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Installing fail2ban and not configuring it is as good as not installing the program in the first place.

Include unattended-upgrades with configuration for security updates. This is essential to any actively accessible server.