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?

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