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Introduction to VPS

8 Topics • 22 Lessons

Rent, secure, and run your own Linux server - SSH, firewalls, Nginx, HTTPS, and deployment.

Course Contents

Start Here

1 lesson

Welcome & How to Use This Course

What a VPS Is

3 lessons

What a VPS Actually Is

Choosing and Sizing a VPS

Check Yourself

Getting a Server & First Login

3 lessons

Create an Instance and Set Up SSH Keys

First Login and the Root User

Check Yourself

Basic Setup & Security

3 lessons

A Non-Root User and Locked-Down SSH

Updates, Firewall, and Automatic Defenses

Check Yourself

Installing & Running Software

3 lessons

Installing Software with apt

Managing Services with systemd

Check Yourself

Domains, Nginx & HTTPS

3 lessons

Pointing a Domain & Nginx Reverse Proxy

Adding HTTPS with Certbot

Check Yourself

Deploying and Running Your App

3 lessons

Getting Your Code and Dependencies onto the Server

Running the App as a Service and Deploying Updates

Check Yourself

Maintenance and Keeping It Alive

3 lessons

Keeping the Server Healthy: Updates, Backups, and Monitoring

When Something Breaks: Troubleshooting, Checklist, and Recap

Check Yourself