
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.
How-tos and reference material for running servers on an unmetered network — configuration, capacity, transfers and the questions our engineers answer most often.

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.