Deploying a Secure Virtual Private Server with Ubuntu 14.04

MP4 | Video: 1152x720 | 58 kbps | 44 KHz | Duration: 2 Hours | 509 MB

Genre: eLearning | Language: English

Setting up a secure instance of Ubuntu 14.04 with NGINX, Apache, PHP 5.6, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Redis and Git.

Many developers have been turning to Virtual Private Servers to host their projects, and with good reason: unlike in a shared hosting environment, you are not running the risk of someone else's badly written code resulting in poor performance or (worse yet) your site being compromised because of someone else's insecure programming. But setting up a secure VPS takes a bit of work. This course will take you through the basics of setting up a fast, secure VPS on either DigitalOcean or Vultr. We'll set up an Ubuntu 14.04 server with the most commonly needed software.

What are the requirements?

The only thing you will need is a Mac, PC, or Linux machine, and a $5.00/month account on Digital Ocean or Vultr.com

What am I going to get from this course?

Over 26 lectures and 1.5 hours of content!

Purchase and install a VPS on Digital Ocean or Vultr.com

Lock down and configure SSH with public/private keys

Configure a robust, secure firewall

Install and configure NGINX

Set up virtual hosts on NGINX

Set up SSL enabled virtual hosts on NGINX with a free, valid SSL certificate

Install and configure MariaDB, a drop-in replacement for MySQL

Install and configure PostgreSQL

Install and configure Redis, a name/value pair server

Install Git

Learn about regular server maintenance

What is the target audience?

This course is intended for developers who are not familiar with setting up a Linux based server