setting_up_linode_server_with_nginx.md

Setting up linux server using Ngix.

Steps to set up a server.

• set up a hostname for your new server. hostnamectl set-hostname hostname
• Set up a timezone for your new server. dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

Securing your server.

• add user [ adduser user_name groups ]
• Set up a ssh access for your new server. ssh-keygen -b 4096 with a passphrase. ssh-copy-id username@ip

  • Disable Password authentication /etc/ssh/sshd_config

  • Listen on only IPV4 : echo 'AddressFamily inet' | sudo tee -a /etc/ssh/sshd_config

  • sudo systemctl restart sshd

Set up your ruby version manager .

• Set up your deploy user

  • source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh (To reload shell with rvm command loaded)

• Install phusion passenger.

  • gem install passenger

• Install nginx .

  • rvmsudo passenger-install-nginx-module
  • General nginx server module

   	http {
     	 ...
     	 passenger_root /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-2.4.0/gems/passenger-5.1.2;
       passenger_ruby /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-2.4.0/wrappers/ruby;
       ...
   	  }
  

  • Start your nginx : /opt/nginx/sbin ./nginx

• Set up your deployment script. [ Capistrano ] https://github.com/capistrano/rails

   	{13:12}[2.4.0]~/dev/alphacamp-sg/Ecommerce:cart ✗ ➭ bundle exec cap install                                                                                 
  
   	
   	mkdir -p config/deploy
   	create config/deploy.rb
   	create config/deploy/staging.rb
   	create config/deploy/production.rb
   	mkdir -p lib/capistrano/tasks
   	create Capfile
   	Capified
  

- Set up your hosting configurations. 

**References:**

- [Linode Quick Start Guide](https://www.linode.com/docs/getting-started)
- [Rvm multiuser Installation](https://rvm.io/rvm/install)
- [Passenger Web App server](https://www.phusionpassenger.com/)
- [Nginx](https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/)
- [Capistrano](https://github.com/capistrano/rails)
- [Symlinks](https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/understanding-unixlinux-symbolic-soft-and-hard-links.html)

**OPTIONAL FURTHER READS**
- [Ansible](https://www.ansible.com/)