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Notes for setting up a new server

Add new user for general use

sudo su
useradd -m -d /home/<username> <username>
passwd <username>
visudo
  ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL

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Implement Certbot on NGINX on Ubuntu 22.04

Install

Certbot package

sudo snap install core; sudo snap refresh core
sudo apt remove certbot
sudo snap install --classic certbot

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Download a branch or tag from a reopository into a destination.

This is a script I am using to download a branch or tag from a repository in Gitlab or GitHub. It is used in https://gitlab.com/apiopenstudio/docker_images/apiopenstudio_docker_prod and I wanted to share it for anyone that might find it useful. It takes 3 inputs:

1. Repository URL (examples: https://github.com/naala89/apiopenstudio, https://gitlab.com/apiopenstudio/apiopenstudio)
2. Branch name (optional)
3. Tag name (optional)

example usage:

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Add an AWS Security group for GitHub SSH

• Visit https://api.github.com/meta for the latest GitHub IP ranges
• Copy all of the ranges in the git section, and paste into a text editor
• Replace ", " with ,
• In AWS console, navigate to Network & Security > Security Groups