
How to secure a new dedicated server
The first fifteen minutes after handover: a real user account, key-only SSH, a firewall that defaults to closed, and updates that install themselves.
Guides pratiques et documentation de référence pour exploiter des serveurs sur un réseau illimité — configuration, capacité, transferts et les questions que nos ingénieurs traitent le plus souvent. Les articles eux-mêmes sont publiés en anglais.

The first fifteen minutes after handover: a real user account, key-only SSH, a firewall that defaults to closed, and updates that install themselves.

Measure what your server is actually delivering, and raise the kernel defaults that cap a multi-gigabit link before you blame the network.