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| + | ====== Setting up a new Linux VM ====== | ||
| + | This is similar to [[setup_new_box|Setup New Liux (Physical) Box]] | ||
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| + | This page goes through the various settings that take place to setup a new Ubuntu VM. In this case I was setting Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla. | ||
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| + | ===== Install Configuration / Steps ===== | ||
| + | * Postfix is no longer installed by default on Groovy - so please install | ||
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| + | ===== System Configuration ===== | ||
| + | * Update system by running "aptitude" | ||
| + | * Completed Security Upgrades | ||
| + | * Complete Package Upgrades | ||
| + | * Reboot | ||
| + | * Network configuration | ||
| + | * Settings are at [[setup_network_groovy|/etc/netplan/00-installer-config.yaml]] | ||
| + | * Update user settings with [[etc_skel|this]] set | ||
| + | * Install the [[most_common_packages_v2|most common packages]] that will the required | ||
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| + | ===== apt related ===== | ||
| + | * [[tech:linux:apt_upgrades|Automatic apt upgrades]] | ||
| + | * [[tech:linux:apt_update_resource_overload|APT update resource overload]] | ||
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| + | ===== More items ===== | ||
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| + | * Setup postfix | ||
| + | * SSH | ||
| + | * Generate SSH private and public keys | ||
| + | * Tuning | ||
| + | * Change swapiness and other parameters based on server needs - [[tech:linux:sysctl_config|sysctl.conf]] | ||
| + | * Others | ||
| + | * Optionally ask server to reboot automatically on [[tech1:linux:kernel_panic|kernel panic]] | ||
| + | * [[tech1:linux:others:i2c_piix4|Disable module i2c_piix4]] on Virtual Machines | ||
| + | * Install NRPE to be monitored | ||
| + | * nagios-nrpe-server nagios-plugins | ||
| + | * Install x11-utils x11-xserver-utils | ||
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| + | ===== Other Items configuration ===== | ||
| + | * [[apache_configuration|Apache Configuration]] | ||
| + | * [[sudo_without_password|Setup to sudo without password]] | ||
| + | * [[tech:linux:mail_server_setup|Mail Server Configuration]] | ||
| + | * [[tech:linux:mysql:backups|MySQL Backups]] | ||
| + | * [[tech:linux:others:ntp_update|Reset System Clock with NTP Update]] | ||
| + | * [[tech:linux:others:pflogsumm_mail_report|Setup mail reporting using pflogsumm]] | ||
| + | * [[tech:linux:others:notify_reboot_req|Notify if the system requires a reboot]] | ||
| + | * [[tech:others:mounting_usb_drive_in_ubuntu&#permanently_mount_the_usb_drive|Mounting a USB drive permanently for Backups]] | ||
| + | * Install telnetd - To be used in case SSH server is down. Remember to change password immediately if doing a remote connection. | ||
| + | * [[tech:linux:php_ini|Update php.ini]] configuration file to improve on default limits | ||
| + | * [[apt_update_resource_overload|Disable APT update resource overload]] | ||
| + | * Nagios | ||
| + | * If only setting this up for being monitored install nagios-nrpe-server nagios-plugins | ||
| + | * Share keys between Nagios host and the new VM | ||
| + | * Backuppc | ||
| + | * Setup key share access between backuppc host and the new VM | ||
