CloudAtCost Setup Scripts

An easy way to secure and setup your cloudatcost server.

Usage:

on a newly created instance, login as root, enter the following commands:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jericbryledy/cloudatcost-setup-scripts/master/ubuntu.sh
chmod u+x ubuntu.sh
./ubuntu.sh

What does the script do?

1. Set the machine name
2. Create a new account
3. Deletes the default account user created by cloudatcost
4. Updates the OS to the latest release version
5. Updates all packages to the latest version
6. Disables root ssh access
7. Changes ssh port number (most script kiddies attack the default port 22)
8. Regenerates new SSH Server keys
9. Deletes old kernels