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# Linux Server Documentation

By
Travis Horn

A small collection of simple instructions for setting up and configuring a Linux server from scratch.

This guide is intended for novice system administrators or even advanced ones that are not familiar with Linux, nginx, or some of the other covered topics.

Includes OS, SSH, git, Node.js, nginx, MariaDB, and more. Topics are split into ordered pages for easy viewing. While each section does build upon the previous ones, the configuration is basic and common enough that you may be able to jump to any section and follow the instructions from there.

If you follow this guide from start to finish, you will have a working Debian Linux server that...

  • you can connect to remotely
  • can host bare source code repositories
  • runs production web applications with continuous integration
  • serves content through a reverse-proxy over HTTP and HTTPS
  • is secured with a firewall
  • hosts a database with automatic backups
  • integrates database connectivity with a web app
  • provides web-based system monitoring

The end product is designed to be a baseline that you can extend with more functionality or harden for additional security depending on your needs.