Setting up a server on SliceHost

FOLLOW THESE TUTORIALS:

SET UP UBUNTU
1.  http://articles.slicehost.com/2008/11/28/ubuntu-intrepid-setup-page-1
2.  http://articles.slicehost.com/2008/11/28/ubuntu-intrepid-setup-page-2

SET UP RUBY / RAILS
3.  http://articles.slicehost.com/2009/1/6/ubuntu-intrepid-ruby-on-rails

SET UP APACHE
4.  http://articles.slicehost.com/2008/12/11/ubuntu-intrepid-installing-apache-and-php5
5.  http://articles.slicehost.com/2008/12/11/ubuntu-intrepid-apache-config-layout
6.  https://articles.slicehost.com/2008/12/11/ubuntu-intrepid-apache-configuration-1
7.  http://articles.slicehost.com/2008/12/11/ubuntu-intrepid-apache-configuration-2

SET UP MYSQL
8.  http://articles.slicehost.com/2009/2/2/ubuntu-intrepid-installing-mysql-with-rails-and-php-options

SET UP PHUSION PASSENGER
9.  http://articles.slicehost.com/2009/2/2/ubuntu-intrepid-mod_rails-installation
10. http://articles.slicehost.com/2009/2/2/ubuntu-intrepid-using-mod_rails-to-serve-your-application

SET UP GIT
11. http://articles.slicehost.com/2009/5/13/capistrano-series-setting-up-git

SET UP CAPISTRANO



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Go to https://manage.slicehost.com/slices/new

Add a 256 slice. I picked Ubuntu Intrepid. When the page redirects you, note the server password. You'll change this in a minute.

They'll build the server and will send you an e-mail when it's done.

While you're waiting, read this: http://articles.slicehost.com/2008/11/28/ubuntu-intrepid-setup-page-1

SSH into it. From terminal, type in:
ssh root@<the IP address they included in your e-mail>

It'll ask you for a password. Paste in the password they sent you via e-mail, or that you saw on the Slicehost page while you were waiting for the server to build.

In terminal, type in:
passwd

It'll ask you to set a new password, then confirm it.

adduser charlie

Add a password and accept the other defaults

in terminal, type in
visudo

This will bring up the vi screen. Just below the line that says
root ALL=(ALL) ALL

... type in
charlie ALL=(ALL) ALL

Then, hit ctrl+x, then hit "y" to accept the changes, then hit Enter to commit it.


Assuming you already have an id_rsa key on your computer. If not, go here: http://articles.slicehost.com/2008/11/28/ubuntu-intrepid-setup-page-1 and ctrl-f for "SSH Keygen". Otherwise ...

In terminal, in a new window (that is, on your LOCAL machine):
scp ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub charlie@173.45.224.156:/home/charlie/

(and be sure that the IP address is the appropriate one for the server)

back on ssh'd window of terminal:
cd home/charlie
ls

This should show a single file: id_rsa.pub

If it doesn't, cd .. and ls until you see a "home" directory, then cd home/charlie, then ls. Bottom line: you should see an id_rsa.pub file.

in terminal:
mkdir .ssh
mkdir .ssh/authorized_keys
mv id_rsa.pub .ssh/authorized_keys

cd .. (should now be in root directory)
chown -R charlie:charlie /home/charlie/.ssh
chmod 700 /home/charlie/.ssh
chmod 600 /home/charlie/.ssh/authorized_keys


We're now going to configure SSH

in terminal
nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Make sure these are present / set:
Port 30000                           <--- change to a port of your choosing
Protocol 2
PermitRootLogin no
PasswordAuthentication no
X11Forwarding no
UsePAM no
UseDNS no
AllowUsers charlie


Then Ctrl+x, y, Enter







From the tutorial page at http://articles.slicehost.com/2008/12/11/ubuntu-intrepid-installing-apache-and-php5,

Install Apache:
sudo aptitude install apache2 apache2.2-common apache2-mpm-prefork apache2-utils libexpat1 ssl-cert