Category: Quick Start

Debian – See all SSH login attempts

Guess I’m not the only one who have a lot of unauthorized login attempts via SSH on my Linux servers. With a simple command, you can watch failed or successful login attempts in /var/log/auth.log. #As root or via sudo, type…

Keep track of /etc with Etckeeper

You can insure yourself against accidentally changing your files using versioning. The technique can be used in many contexts, a good example that we will discuss below is the important configuration files for Linux Systems. Some programs have relatively small…

Installing WordPress using MINSTALL

In this guide we will go through howto install a basic wordpress site using Minstall to minimize the memory footprint by removing unnecessary services. I will be using a a OpenVZ vps with 256 mb RAM to show you the steps…

Add Users to the Sudoers List

When connecting to your VPS, you should never login as root, in fact, root logins with password authentication should be disabled. Instead you should mainly use a none-root account and elevate your access rights to root only when needed. By…

Command: network related commands

If you want to be the master of your VPS or dedicated server you must know some basic networking commands to troubleshoot connection issues or to find out more information about your or someone else server. This guide will not…