Hey,
In this post I explain my recommendations for setting up virtual servers and give you information about which hosters I can recommend, in line with my Youtube video.
We'll start with the hosters, because before setting up, you should think about which hoster to take for your own server.
I can recommend you the following hosters:
- Contabo: https://contabo.com/de/vps/
As a cheap, but efficient, hoster I recommend Contabo. Especially in the VServer areas they have good offers.
- Klauke Enterprises: https://www.klauke-enterprises.com/dedicated-server
For years I have been using Klauke Enterprises for dedicated servers and larger projects, because there I have direct contact to the hoster and many problems could be solved quickly.
- Hetzner Cloud: https://www.hetzner.com/de/cloud
I can recommend Hetzner similarly to Contabo. I have a storage box there for backup, for example.
Now we come to the setup. To do this, log on to your server via SSH.
I can recommend Bitvise as a program. You can find the download here.
I recommend Ubuntu as your operating system.
We now start with the commands in the console:
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## Update & New Password & Timezone
apt update && apt upgrade -y
# New password
passwd
# Set Time
timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Berlin
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## Preparation & Standard Tools
apt install sudo curl nano zip unzip screen -y
# Cool tools
apt install htop
apt install netstat (optional, Debian only)
df -h (current memory and so on)
netstat -l (Listen to ports)
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## Install Nginx
apt install nginx -y
## Install PHP
apt -y install php php-common
# PHP FPM & Extensions of PHP
apt -y install php7.4-fpm php-cli php-fpm php-json php-pdo php-mysql php-zip php-gd php-mbstring php-curl php-xml php-pear php-bcmath php-imagick php-intl
# Check version
pvp -v
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## Check if Apache2 is installed?
# Stop Apache
service apache2 stop
# Uninstall
apt-get purge apache2 apache2-utils
# Apt autoremove
apt autoremove
# Delete files maybe?
whereis apache2
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## Install Java
# Version 8
apt install openjdk-8-jdk openjdk-8-jre -y
# version 16
apt install openjdk-16-jdk openjdk-16-jre -y
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Thanks for reading!
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