Server setup Part-2: Server update and timezone setup on DigitalOcean or Vultr or Linode

In part-1, we setup a server with a basic firewall and change ssh settings. Now we want to do some basic hygiene on the server

Update server

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo reboot

Next, we may want to set the server timezone.

sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

In addition, you may also want to install and configure NTP

sudo apt-get install ntp -y

And setup auto remove

sudo apt autoremove -y

I will continue to update this post as I learn about the basic setup.

In part-3, we will setup cockpit so we can manage the server remotely.

This is part of a 3-part series of setting up a basic Ubuntu server.

Part-1: ufw and ssh

Part-2: Server update and timezone

Part-3: Cockpit