Initial Server Setup (iss.sh)

Amadex

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

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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

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

rcy026

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

Nice...

ehab

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

no roadmap? if you have difficulties I can help

Amadex

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

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

✌️

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

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

febryanvaldo

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

Why not making it one liner?

TheDP

@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

@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

Great script. Thank you for this!

sonic

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

1. Change root password
2. Change hostname
3. Change timezone
4. Change SSH port
5. Add swap space (vm.swappiness=10, vm.vfs_cache_pressure=50)
6. Keep or Disable IPv6
7. Install common packages (nano, htop, curl, screen, git)
8. Run Yet-Another-Bench-Script (YABS) for benchmarking by @Mason
9. 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

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

Amadex

Updated the first post.

TheDP

@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

@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

@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.