Linux VPS

SSH, firewall, packages, users, monitoring: everything you need to run a Linux VPS with confidence.

8 guides available

  1. Connecting to your VPS over SSH Retrieve your Linux VPS credentials, connect over SSH from Windows, macOS or Linux, and move to key-based authentication.
  2. Securing your VPS — the first steps A hardening checklist for a freshly delivered Linux VPS: SSH key, disabling password login, firewall, automatic security updates.
  3. Managing packages with APT Install, update and remove software on a Debian/Ubuntu VPS with APT, and avoid the common pitfalls.
  4. Configuring the firewall with UFW Install and configure UFW on a Linux VPS to open only the ports you need, with examples of common rules.
  5. Creating a non-root user Create a user with sudo privileges on a Linux VPS so you can avoid using root day to day, and set up its SSH key.
  6. Understanding and managing disk space Check the free disk space on a Linux VPS, find out what is taking up the most room, and safely reclaim space.
  7. Restarting or reinstalling your VPS Restart a Linux VPS from the panel or over SSH, and know when a full reinstall is the right answer.
  8. Monitoring CPU, RAM and server load Check CPU and RAM usage and system load on a Linux VPS with top, htop and free, to diagnose slowness.