Things to setup on a New (Ubuntu/Linux) server

  • Mail
    • Setup postfix
    • Setup alias such that local mail gets forwarded (/etc/aliases)
  • SSH
    • Generate SSH private and public keys
  • Tuning
    • Change swapiness and other parameters based on server needs - sysctl.conf
  • Others
    • Optionally ask server to reboot automatically on kernel panic
    • Install NRPE to be monitored
      • nagios-nrpe-server nagios-plugins
    • Install x11-utils x11-xserver-utils
  • Packages to install
    • If Physical Machine
      • cpp dkms gcc make heirloom-mailx mysql-common nmap postfix smartmontools sysstat unzip telnetd
    • If VM
      • cpp gcc make heirloom-mailx mysql-common nmap postfix sysstat unzip telnetd

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