environment.md

User

# Login as root with password
ssh root@123.456.789.255

# Add user
adduser <user>

# Add sudo access
usermod -aG sudo <user>

# Switch to user
su - <user>

SSH

# Transfer the public key id_rsa.pub to the remote server
ssh-copy-id -i user@123.456.789.255

# If they private/public keys don't exist
ssh-keygen

# Connect to server
ssh user@123.456.789.255

System

# Update OS
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade;

# Check version
lsb_release -a

# Check timezone
timedatectl

# Change timezone
sudo timedatectl set-timezone CET;

Tools

# curl, vim, tmux, git (Usually installed already)
sudo apt install curl vim tmux git -y;

Node.js

DO NOT install nodejs directly. Use nvm!

MUST RESTART TERMINAL AFTER INSTALL FOR nvm TO WORK!

# Download and install nvm
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/master/install.sh | bash;
# MUST RESTART TERMINAL AFTER INSTALL FOR nvm TO WORK!!

# Install latest nodejs
nvm install node;

# Forward all the commands received as node to nodejs
sudo ln -sf "$(which node)" /usr/bin/node;

Daemons

# Global nodemon
npm i -g nodemon;

# Global process manager
npm i -g pm2;

# Forward all the commands received as pm2 to whatever the fuck
sudo ln -sf "$(which pm2)" /usr/bin/pm2;

Web Server - nginx

sudo apt install nginx -y;

Database - MySQL

sudo apt install mysql-server;

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start;
# sudo service mysql start
# systemctl restart mysql

sudo mysql_secure_installation; # Makes mysql more secure
# Change root password to more secure.
# Remove anonymous users.
# Disable remote root login. Root should only connect via `localhost`.
# Remove test database and access to it.
# Reload privilege tables.

If needed...

# Login
sudo mysql -u root -p;

# Change root password
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'password';

# Reload the privileges after password change.
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

# Change timezone
sudo vim /etc/mysql/my.cnf

# Change default-time-zone = "+01:00" to desired