Securing your fresh Ubuntu 24.04 VPS in 10 minutes (UFW, SSH keys, Fail2Ban)
Disable root password login, set up SSH keys, configure UFW and install Fail2Ban to stop brute-force attacks — the minimum every server needs.
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Hands-on tutorials for Ubuntu and Windows Server, performance notes and opinions from the engineers who run AS152565. Most articles are written against a Joy VPS so you can follow along step by step.
Windows Server: first-login checklist
Change the password, secure RDP, activate Windows Update and create a non-admin user — the first fifteen minutes on a new Windows VPS.
ReadHow to add swap space on Ubuntu 24.04 to prevent "Out of Memory" crashes
Essential for 1 GB / 2 GB VPS users: create a swap file on Ubuntu 24.04 to prevent OOM errors and keep MySQL running smoothly on Joy Cloud.
ReadNginx 911: how to fix 502 Bad Gateway & 413 Entity Too Large errors
Getting a 502 Bad Gateway or 413 Upload Error on your VPS? Here are the command-line fixes to get your Nginx server back online in minutes.
ReadHow to deploy a Node.js app with PM2 and Nginx on Ubuntu 24.04
Stop running node index.js in a terminal. Deploy Node.js properly on Ubuntu 24.04 using the PM2 process manager and an Nginx reverse proxy on your Joy Services VPS.
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