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  1. @itsabdelrahman itsabdelrahman revised this gist Sep 21, 2021. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
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    1. Install essentials
    - Update & upgrade
    - `$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`
    - Install `nano`, `curl`, `git`, `htop`, `locate`, `dig`, `tmux` & `tree`
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git htop mlocate dnsutils tmux tree`
    - Install tools
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git htop mlocate dnsutils tmux tree fzf`
    - Build `locate`'s index
    - `$ sudo updatedb`
    1. Enable passwordless sudo for user
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    1. Install essentials
    - Update & upgrade
    - `$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`
    - Install `nano`, `curl`, `git`, `htop`, `locate`, `dig` & `tmux`
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git htop mlocate dnsutils tmux`
    - Install `nano`, `curl`, `git`, `htop`, `locate`, `dig`, `tmux` & `tree`
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git htop mlocate dnsutils tmux tree`
    - Build `locate`'s index
    - `$ sudo updatedb`
    1. Enable passwordless sudo for user
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    1. Install essentials
    - Update & upgrade
    - `$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`
    - Install `nano`, `curl`, `git`, `htop`, `locate` & `dig`
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git htop mlocate dnsutils`
    - Install `nano`, `curl`, `git`, `htop`, `locate`, `dig` & `tmux`
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git htop mlocate dnsutils tmux`
    - Build `locate`'s index
    - `$ sudo updatedb`
    1. Enable passwordless sudo for user
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    1. Install essentials
    - Update & upgrade
    - `$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`
    - Install `nano`, `curl`, `git`, `htop`, `locate` & `speedtest-cli`
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git htop mlocate speedtest-cli`
    - Install `nano`, `curl`, `git`, `htop`, `locate` & `dig`
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git htop mlocate dnsutils`
    - Build `locate`'s index
    - `$ sudo updatedb`
    1. Enable passwordless sudo for user
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    - Create a new cronjob
    - Append: `0 1 * * * sudo docker system prune -af`
    1. Facilitate pushing to ssh git remotes
    - `$ git config --global receive.denyCurrentBranch updateInstead`
    - `$ git config receive.denyCurrentBranch updateInstead`
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    - Create a new cronjob
    - Append: `0 1 * * * sudo docker system prune -af`
    1. Facilitate pushing to ssh git remotes
    - `$ git config receive.denyCurrentBranch updateInstead`
    - `$ git config --global receive.denyCurrentBranch updateInstead`
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    - `$ crontab -e`
    - Create a new cronjob
    - Append: `0 1 * * * sudo docker system prune -af`

    1. Facilitate pushing to ssh git remotes
    - `$ git config receive.denyCurrentBranch updateInstead`
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    - Debian: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian
    1. Install Docker Compose
    - https://docs.docker.com/compose/install
    1. Schedule cleanup of dangling Docker images
    1. Schedule cleanup of unused Docker images
    - Open crontab
    - `$ crontab -e`
    - Create a new cronjob
    - Append: `0 1 * * * sudo docker images --quiet --filter=dangling=true | xargs --no-run-if-empty sudo docker rmi`
    - Append: `0 1 * * * sudo docker system prune -af`

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    - Debian: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian
    1. Install Docker Compose
    - https://docs.docker.com/compose/install
    1. Schedule cleanup of dangling Docker images
    - Open crontab
    - `$ crontab -e`
    - Create a new cronjob
    - Append: `0 1 * * * sudo docker images --quiet --filter=dangling=true | xargs --no-run-if-empty sudo docker rmi`

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    - `$ sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"`
    1. Configure locale _(if not English)_
    - Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale & https://askubuntu.com/questions/89976/how-do-i-change-the-default-locale-in-ubuntu-server
    - Debian: https://wiki.debian.org/Locale
    - Debian: https://wiki.debian.org/Locale & https://stackoverflow.com/a/7413863/6579787
    1. Install Docker
    - Ubuntu: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu
    - Debian: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian
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    - `$ sudo updatedb`
    1. Enable passwordless sudo for user
    - `$ sudo nano /etc/sudoers`
    - Add: `<username> ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL` (after `includedir /etc/sudoers.d`)
    - Add: `<username> ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL`

    ### On local machine

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    - Disable password authentication
    - Edit: `PasswordAuthentication no`
    - Restart ssh service: `$ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart`
    1. Set ZSH as default shell
    - `$ sudo apt install zsh`
    - `$ sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"`
    1. Configure locale _(if not English)_
    - Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale & https://askubuntu.com/questions/89976/how-do-i-change-the-default-locale-in-ubuntu-server
    - Debian: https://wiki.debian.org/Locale
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    - `$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`
    - Install `nano`, `curl`, `git`, `htop`, `locate` & `speedtest-cli`
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git htop mlocate speedtest-cli`
    - Build `locate`'s index
    - `$ sudo updatedb`
    1. Enable passwordless sudo for user
    - `$ sudo nano /etc/sudoers`
    - Add: `<username> ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL` (after `includedir /etc/sudoers.d`)
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    1. Install essentials
    - Update & upgrade
    - `$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`
    - Install `nano`, `curl`, `git`, `htop` & `speedtest-cli`
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git htop speedtest-cli`
    - Install `nano`, `curl`, `git`, `htop`, `locate` & `speedtest-cli`
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git htop mlocate speedtest-cli`
    1. Enable passwordless sudo for user
    - `$ sudo nano /etc/sudoers`
    - Add: `<username> ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL` (after `includedir /etc/sudoers.d`)
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    1. Install essentials
    - Update & upgrade
    - `$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`
    - Install `nano`, `curl`, `git` & `htop`
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git htop`
    - Install `nano`, `curl`, `git`, `htop` & `speedtest-cli`
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git htop speedtest-cli`
    1. Enable passwordless sudo for user
    - `$ sudo nano /etc/sudoers`
    - Add: `<username> ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL` (after `includedir /etc/sudoers.d`)
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    1. Install essentials
    - Update & upgrade
    - `$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`
    - Install `nano`, `curl` and `git`
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git`
    - Install `nano`, `curl`, `git` & `htop`
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git htop`
    1. Enable passwordless sudo for user
    - `$ sudo nano /etc/sudoers`
    - Add: `<username> ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL` (after `includedir /etc/sudoers.d`)
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    - Ubuntu: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu
    - Debian: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian
    1. Install Docker Compose
    - https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/#install-compose-on-linux-systems
    - https://docs.docker.com/compose/install
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    - Edit: `PasswordAuthentication no`
    - Restart ssh service: `$ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart`
    1. Configure locale _(if not English)_
    - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale
    - https://askubuntu.com/questions/89976/how-do-i-change-the-default-locale-in-ubuntu-server
    - Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale & https://askubuntu.com/questions/89976/how-do-i-change-the-default-locale-in-ubuntu-server
    - Debian: https://wiki.debian.org/Locale
    1. Install Docker
    - https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu
    - Ubuntu: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu
    - Debian: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian
    1. Install Docker Compose
    - https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/#install-compose-on-linux-systems
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    # Linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Server Setup
    # Linux Ubuntu/Debian Server Setup

    ### On remote machine

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    - Disable password authentication
    - Edit: `PasswordAuthentication no`
    - Restart ssh service: `$ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart`
    1. Configure locale
    1. Configure locale _(if not English)_
    - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale
    - https://askubuntu.com/questions/89976/how-do-i-change-the-default-locale-in-ubuntu-server
    1. Install Docker
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    - Restart ssh service: `$ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart`
    1. Configure locale
    - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale
    - https://askubuntu.com/questions/89976/how-do-i-change-the-default-locale-in-ubuntu-server/1111183#1111183)
    - https://askubuntu.com/questions/89976/how-do-i-change-the-default-locale-in-ubuntu-server
    1. Install Docker
    - https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu
    1. Install Docker Compose
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    - Disable password authentication
    - Edit: `PasswordAuthentication no`
    - Restart ssh service: `$ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart`
    1. Configure locale (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale & https://askubuntu.com/questions/89976/how-do-i-change-the-default-locale-in-ubuntu-server/1111183#1111183)
    1. Install Docker (https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu)
    1. Install Docker Compose (https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/#install-compose-on-linux-systems)
    1. Configure locale
    - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale
    - https://askubuntu.com/questions/89976/how-do-i-change-the-default-locale-in-ubuntu-server/1111183#1111183)
    1. Install Docker
    - https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu
    1. Install Docker Compose
    - https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/#install-compose-on-linux-systems
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    - Disable password authentication
    - Edit: `PasswordAuthentication no`
    - Restart ssh service: `$ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart`
    1. Configure locale (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale)
    1. Configure locale (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale & https://askubuntu.com/questions/89976/how-do-i-change-the-default-locale-in-ubuntu-server/1111183#1111183)
    1. Install Docker (https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu)
    1. Install Docker Compose (https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/#install-compose-on-linux-systems)
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    ### On local machine

    #### As `<username>`

    1. Copy SSH public key to remote machine's authorized keys
    - `$ ssh-copy-id -i <public-key-path> <username>@<remote-machine-ip-address>`

    ### On remote machine

    #### As `<username>`

    1. Edit SSH daemon configuration
    - `$ sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config`
    - Disable root access
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    ### On local machine

    #### As `<username>`

    1. Copy SSH public key to remote machine's authorized keys
    - `$ ssh-copy-id -i <public-key-path> <username>@<remote-machine-ip-address>`

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    #### As `<username>`

    1. Install essentials
    - Update & upgrade: `$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`
    - Install `nano`, `curl` and `git`: `$ sudo apt install nano curl git`
    1. Enable passwordless sudo for user:
    - Update & upgrade
    - `$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`
    - Install `nano`, `curl` and `git`
    - `$ sudo apt install nano curl git`
    1. Enable passwordless sudo for user
    - `$ sudo nano /etc/sudoers`
    - Add: `<username> ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL` (after `includedir /etc/sudoers.d`)

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    ### On remote machine

    1. Edit SSH daemon configuration:
    1. Edit SSH daemon configuration
    - `$ sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config`
    - Disable root access:
    - Disable root access
    - Edit: `PermitRootLogin no`
    - Disable password authentication:
    - Disable password authentication
    - Edit: `PasswordAuthentication no`
    - Restart ssh service: `$ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart`
    1. Configure locale (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale)
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    ### On remote machine

    #### As `root` user
    #### As `root`

    1. Change root password
    - `$ passwd`
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    ### On remote machine

    #### As `root` user

    1. Change root password
    - `$ passwd`
    1. Create user & their home directory
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    - `$ usermod -aG sudo <username>`
    1. Set user's shell as bash
    - `$ chsh -s /bin/bash <username>`
    1. Disconnect SSH session, and reconnect as `<username>`
    1. Disconnect SSH session

    #### As `<username>`

    1. Install essentials
    - Update & upgrade: `$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`
    - Install `nano`, `curl` and `git`: `$ sudo apt install nano curl git`
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    1. Edit SSH daemon configuration:
    - `$ sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config`
    - Disable root access:
    - Edit: `PermitRootLogin no`
    - Edit: `PermitRootLogin no`
    - Disable password authentication:
    - Edit: `PasswordAuthentication no`
    - Edit: `PasswordAuthentication no`
    - Restart ssh service: `$ sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart`
    1. Configure locale (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Locale)
    1. Install Docker (https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu)