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Set up, secure and manage your FimuroHost VPS: SSH, firewalls, web servers, Docker, SSL and backups.
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Managed vs Unmanaged VPS: What FimuroHost Does and What You Do
Understand the difference between FimuroHost Managed and Unmanaged VPS plans: who installs updates, who has root access, which control panel you get and which plan fits you.
First Steps After Your Unmanaged VPS Is Ready
A checklist for a brand-new Unmanaged VPS: find your IP and root password, log in over SSH, install updates, set the hostname and time zone, then secure the server.
How to Connect to Your VPS as Root with SSH (Windows, macOS, Linux, PuTTY)
Log in to your FimuroHost Linux VPS over SSH from Windows Terminal, PuTTY, macOS or Linux, save a shortcut in your SSH config, and fix the most common connection errors.
How to Connect to a Windows VPS with Remote Desktop
Connect to your FimuroHost Windows VPS with Remote Desktop from Windows, macOS or a phone, then change the Administrator password and lock down RDP access.
How to Point Your Domain to Your VPS (A and AAAA Records)
Point your domain at your FimuroHost VPS by adding A and AAAA records, find where your DNS is managed, check propagation, and avoid breaking your email in the process.
How to Create a Sudo User and Disable Root Login on Your VPS
Create an everyday admin user with sudo rights on Ubuntu, Debian or AlmaLinux, test it safely, then stop direct root logins over SSH to cut off the most common attack.
How to Set Up SSH Key Login and Change the SSH Port on Your VPS
Create an SSH key on Windows, macOS or Linux, add it to your VPS, turn off password logins, and move SSH to a new port without locking yourself out, including Ubuntu 24.04 socket setup.
How to Set Up a Firewall on Your VPS with UFW or firewalld
Block everything except the ports you need on your Linux VPS: step-by-step UFW rules for Ubuntu and Debian, firewalld rules for AlmaLinux and Rocky, and how to avoid locking yourself out.
How to Install and Configure Fail2ban on Your VPS
Install Fail2ban on Ubuntu, Debian or AlmaLinux to automatically ban IP addresses that keep failing SSH logins, set sensible ban times, whitelist your own IP and unban addresses.
How to Enable Automatic Security Updates on Your VPS
Keep your Linux VPS patched without logging in every day: set up unattended-upgrades on Ubuntu and Debian or dnf-automatic on AlmaLinux and Rocky, and handle reboots safely.
How to Install a Free SSL Certificate on Your VPS with Certbot
Get a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate for sites on your VPS with Certbot for Nginx or Apache, switch on HTTPS redirects, confirm auto-renewal and fix common validation errors.
How to Secure MySQL or MariaDB on Your VPS
Lock down MariaDB or MySQL on your VPS: run the secure installation script, create least-privilege users, keep the database off the internet and connect remotely through an SSH tunnel.
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