Setting Up Webserver using Ubuntu 10.04 [part 3]

Now you're just installed a webserver with ssh at ubuntu 10.04. So what to do next? Are you feel safe enough running your apps/website with this default installation. Please don't.

We need to make your server/system running in maximum security before you can get into out of space! :)

We have SSH installed. That means you can manage your server remotely. [Make sure your Firewall allow your passage to get there].You may say that you're installing a fresh and new ubuntu system, but we need to upgrade first. login in your server using SSH. :-

# ssh 10.23.140.222 -l dzul

at the terminal, get into root privileges by issuing the "sudo su" and enter your password once again

after that :-

# apt-get upgrade
# apt-get update

and then follow my previous article about hardening ubuntu 9.04 here :-
http://rudyisskankin.blogspot.com/2010/07/hardening-your-apache-and-php-on-ubuntu.html

if you're successfully done that, give your peace of mind to get online.

note : hardening your system is a ingoing process, so explore your system well and check for open port regularly.