Secure Your VPS: Tips And Tricks For Enhanced Security
Increase VPS server security by creating a new user, disabling root login, and configuring UFW to restrict access via SSH.
When you bought new virtual private server (VPS) most providers give machines with remotely root access by SSH protocol, and it's not safe. This article provide some tips for help you increase VPS server's security. Let's start setting up.
First of all connect to your new server:
ssh root@your_servers_ip
Note: provider should send SSH credentials for the new VPS server via email.
Create new user with "adduser" command:
adduser user
System open interactive shell and will offer you to set some data:
root@your_servers_id:~# adduser user
Addin...