Installation in Detail

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Pamela Gay edited this page Feb 13, 2020 · 6 revisions

Ubuntu 18.04

Initial Server Setup

SSH to Server as initial user

ssh -i KEYNAME.pem [email protected]

setup new sudo user with password

sudo adduser username
sudo usermod -aG sudo username
sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config and set PasswordAuthentication yes
sudo systemctl restart sshd
Login as the new user

Apache2 Setup

Install Apache

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2 and go to your server root to see if it worked

Install Let's Encrypt

Make sure htaccess files will work

sudo vi /etc/apache2/sites-available/YOURCONFIG-le-ssl.conf
add the following block <Directory /var/www/YOURPATH/> AllowOverride All </Directory>
sudo apache2ctl configtest
sudo systemctl restart apache2

MySQL (You can also use MariaDB)

Install

sudo apt install mysql-server
sudo mysql_secure_installation NOTE: the VALIDATE PASSWORD PLUGIN can cause issues. Use with caution if at all.

Create the MySQL table and user

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE csb DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;
`GRANT ALL ON csb.* TO 'csbuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';