Initial Server Setup (iss.sh)

Amadex · April 2023

Initial Server Setup (iss.sh) by Amadex.com

How to run?

wget https://www.amadex.com/iss.sh && chmod +x iss.sh && ./iss.sh

This Bash script simplifies and automates initial server setup tasks on your Linux machine. The script allows you to change the root password, hostname, timezone, and SSH port. It can also create swap space, disable IPv6, and install common packages like nano, htop, curl, screen, and git. Additionally, it provides an option to run the Yet-Another-Bench-Script (YABS) for benchmarking.

After executing this script, remember to reboot the system to apply changes.

Github: https://github.com/amaramadex/initial-server-setup/blob/main/iss.sh

localhost · April 2023

This... is neat. I am sure the possibilities are endless.
Thanks for sharing

rcy026 · April 2023

You really should do some input checking in your script. I could say that I want timezone icecream and ssh port blue and the script would accept it. It would not have the desired effect when you reboot.

febryanvaldo · April 2023

Nice...

ehab · April 2023

thats a good starting point, next checkout Ansible... some learning curve but once you grasp it life will be different to the better inshallah

Encoders · April 2023

no roadmap? if you have difficulties I can help

Amadex · April 2023

Thanks to everyone who tested the script. This is the new schedule of things it does:

Change root password
Change hostname
Change timezone
Change SSH port
Add swap space (vm.swappiness=10, vm.vfs_cache_pressure=50)
Keep or Disable IPv6
Install common packages (nano, htop, curl, screen, git)
Run Yet-Another-Bench-Script (YABS) for benchmarking by @Mason
Reboot

✌️

curl -O https://www.amadex.com/iss.sh
chmod +x iss.sh
./iss.sh

Github: https://github.com/amaramadex/initial-server-setup

febryanvaldo · April 2023

curl -O https://www.amadex.com/iss.sh
chmod +x iss.sh
./iss.sh

Why not making it one liner?

TheDP · April 2023

@febryanvaldo said:

curl -O https://www.amadex.com/iss.sh
chmod +x iss.sh
./iss.sh

Why not making it one liner?

Here you go.

curl -O https://www.amadex.com/iss.sh && chmod +x iss.sh && ./iss.sh

febryanvaldo · April 2023

@TheDP said: curl -O https://www.amadex.com/iss.sh && chmod +x iss.sh && ./iss.sh

Aye sir. I knew someone will wrote this

chitree · April 2023

Great script. Thank you for this!

sonic · April 2023

@Amadex said:
Thanks to everyone who tested the script. This is the new schedule of things it does:

Change root password

Change hostname

Change timezone

Change SSH port

Add swap space (vm.swappiness=10, vm.vfs_cache_pressure=50)

Keep or Disable IPv6

Install common packages (nano, htop, curl, screen, git)

Run Yet-Another-Bench-Script (YABS) for benchmarking by @Mason

Reboot

✌️

> curl -O https://www.amadex.com/iss.sh
> chmod +x iss.sh
> ./iss.sh
>

Github: https://github.com/amaramadex/initial-server-setup

Disable SSH root login pls

sonic · April 2023

And change to wget instead of curl as some default template not have curl pre-installed

Amadex · April 2023

Updated the first post.

TheDP · April 2023

@Amadex said: After executing this script, remember to reboot the system to apply changes.

Why not have it prompt the question/options at the end?

Amadex · April 2023

@TheDP said:

@Amadex said: After executing this script, remember to reboot the system to apply changes.

Why not have it prompt the question/options at the end?

Hm, on slower VMs the YABS gets slow, so if the connection drops (or you do CTRL C) you can do your own reboot.

TheDP · April 2023

@Amadex said:

@TheDP said:

@Amadex said: After executing this script, remember to reboot the system to apply changes.

Why not have it prompt the question/options at the end?

Hm, on slower VMs the YABS gets slow, so if the connection drops (or you do CTRL C) you can do your own reboot.

But YABS isn't mandatory, it's optional, so it might be worth adding the reboot question/option at the end.

Just a suggestion.

Initial Server Setup (iss.sh)

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