Ubuntu VPS
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Setting up your Ubuntu VPS is simple with these comprehensive articles
The Ubuntu VPS tutorials take you from a 'barebones' VPS to a secure, up to date and steamingly quick server in very little time.
Security is taken care of with an iptables firewall and the latest web applications can be easily developed with a full MySQL and Ruby on Rails stack with subversion and postfix support.
These articles will give you a deeper understanding of how things lock together and what happens when a working VPS is created. Having an understanding of how it works aids in averting any potential problems and makes for easy administration.
Ubuntu VPS:
Ubuntu VPS Setup - page 1: Your Ubuntu VPS will be a bare-bones install. We need to connect via SSH and secure it as soon as possible.
Ubuntu VPS Setup - page 2: Let's personalise the Ubuntu VPS configurations and update the software.
Ubuntu VPS Setup - page 3: Now we can install the meat of the server with a mysql and Ruby on Rails stack with subversion support.
Why you shouldn't upgrade to Feisty: Some thoughts and ideas before you upgrade your Ubuntu LTS server to the latest Ubuntu Feisty release.
Upgrading to Feisty: OK, so you read the article on why you shouldn't upgrade but you still want to. So let's go ahead and upgrade properly.
Please feel free to contact me with any suggestions or ideas of your own.
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