# Download and Install the Latest Updates for the OS apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y # Set the Server Timezone to CST echo "America/Chicago" > /etc/timezone dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata # Enable Ubuntu Firewall and allow SSH & MySQL Ports ufw enable ufw allow 22 ufw allow 3306 # Install essential packages apt-get -y install zsh htop # Install MySQL Server in a Non-Interactive mode. Default root password will be "root" echo "mysql-server-5.6 mysql-server/root_password password root" | sudo debconf-set-selections echo "mysql-server-5.6 mysql-server/root_password_again password root" | sudo debconf-set-selections apt-get -y install mysql-server-5.6 # Run the MySQL Secure Installation wizard mysql_secure_installation sed -i 's/127\.0\.0\.1/0\.0\.0\.0/g' /etc/mysql/my.cnf mysql -uroot -p -e 'USE mysql; UPDATE `user` SET `Host`="%" WHERE `User`="root" AND `Host`="localhost"; DELETE FROM `user` WHERE `Host` != "%" AND `User`="root"; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;' service mysql restart