Custom server configuration with EasyEngine on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
System update and packages cleanup
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get autoremove -y && apt-get clean
Install useful packages
sudo apt install haveged curl git unzip zip fail2ban python-pip python-setuptools htop -y
Tweak Kernel sysctl.conf & Increase open files limits : limits.conf
wget -O /etc/sysctl.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/sysctl.conf
sysctl -p
wget -O /etc/security/limits.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/security/limits.conf
Harden SSH Security sshd_config
wget -O /etc/ssh/sshd_config https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/ssh/sshd_config
disable transparent hugepage for redis
echo never > /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled
Install MariaDB 10.2
Follow instructions available in my KnowledgeBase article
curl -sS https://downloads.mariadb.com/MariaDB/mariadb_repo_setup \
| sudo bash -s -- --mariadb-server-version=10.2 --skip-maxscale
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mariadb-server
Install EasyEngine
wget -qO ee rt.cx/ee && bash ee
Install Nginx, php5.6, php7.0, postfix, redis and configure EE backend
ee stack install
ee stack install --php7 --redis --admin --phpredisadmin
Set your email instead of root@localhost
echo 'root: my.email@address.com' >> /etc/aliases
newaliases
Install Composer - Fix phpmyadmin and wp-cli errors
bash <(wget --no-check-certificate -O - https://git.virtubox.net/virtubox/debian-config/raw/master/composer.sh)
sudo -u www-data composer update -d /var/www/22222/htdocs/db/pma/
sudo wp --allow-root cli update --nightly
Allow ssh access for www-data for SFTP usage
usermod -s /bin/bash www-data
Compile last Nginx mainline release with nginx-ee script
bash <(wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/nginx-ee/master/nginx-build.sh)
php7.0-fpm conf
# PHP 7.0 CLI & FPM
wget -O /etc/php/7.0/cli/php.ini https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/php/7.0/cli/php.ini
wget -O /etc/php/7.0/fpm/php.ini https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/php/7.0/fpm/php.ini
Addtional jails for fail2ban
wget -O /etc/fail2ban/filter.d/ddos.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/fail2ban/filter.d/ddos.conf
wget -O /etc/fail2ban/filter.d/ee-wordpress.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/fail2ban/filter.d/ee-wordpress.conf
wget -O /etc/fail2ban/jail.d/custom.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/fail2ban/jail.d/custom.conf
wget -O /etc/fail2ban/jail.d/ddos.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/fail2ban/jail.d/ddos.conf
fail2ban-client reload
Nginx optimized configurations
# TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3 only
wget -O /etc/nginx/nginx.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
# TLS intermediate
wget -O /etc/nginx/nginx.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/nginx/nginx-intermediate.conf
# TLSv1.2 only
wget -O /etc/nginx/nginx.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/nginx/nginx-tlsv12.conf
nginx configuration for netdata & new upstreams
# custom conf for netdata metrics (php-fpm & nginx status pages)
wget -O /etc/nginx/sites-available/default https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/nginx/sites-available/default
# add netdata, php7.1 and php7.2 upstream
wget -O /etc/nginx/conf.d/upstream.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/nginx/conf.d/upstream.conf
# add nginx reverse-proxy for netdata on https://yourserver.hostname:22222/netdata/
wget -O /etc/nginx/sites-available/22222 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/nginx/sites-available/22222
php7 common configurations for wordpress with webp support harden security
# add webp mapping
wget -O /etc/nginx/conf.d/webp.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/nginx/conf.d/webp.conf
# new wpcommon nginx configuraitons for wordpress with DoS attack fix and webp support
# php7
wget -O /etc/nginx/common/wpcommon-php7.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/nginx/common/wpcommon-php7.conf
# php7.1
wget -O /etc/nginx/common/wpcommon-php71.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/nginx/common/wpcommon-php71.conf
nginx -t
service nginx reload
Install acme.sh v2
wget -O - https://get.acme.sh | sh
source ~/.bashrc
Install netdata monitoring and set custom settings
bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) all
# save 40-60% of netdata memory
echo 1 >/sys/kernel/mm/ksm/run
echo 1000 >/sys/kernel/mm/ksm/sleep_millisecs
# disable email notifications
wget -O /etc/netdata/health_alarm_notify.conf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/VirtuBox/ubuntu-nginx-web-server/master/etc/netdata/health_alarm_notify.conf
Install cheat
pip install cheat
usage : cheat command
example :
~# cheat cat
# Display the contents of a file
cat /path/to/foo
# Display contents with line numbers
cat -n /path/to/foo
# Display contents with line numbers (blank lines excluded)
cat -b /path/to/foo