Checklist for hardening a linux VPS?

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/selfhosted

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  • lynis

    Lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems. Assists with compliance testing (HIPAA/ISO27001/PCI DSS) and system hardening. Agentless, and installation optional.

  • cd ~ || exit sudo rm -rf lynis mkdir lynis git clone https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis sudo chown -R 0:0 lynis cd lynis || exit sudo ./lynis audit system --quick --pentest cd ~ || exit sudo rm -rf lynis

  • lynis

    Lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems. Assists with compliance testing (HIPAA/ISO27001/PCI DSS) and system hardening. Agentless, and installation optional. (by sknrao)

  • You could also check out Lynis

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • How-To-Secure-A-Linux-Server

    An evolving how-to guide for securing a Linux server.

  • JShielder

    Hardening Script for Linux Servers/ Secure LAMP-LEMP Deployer/ CIS Benchmark

  • ufw-docker-automated

    Manage docker containers firewall with UFW!

  • I found this script, but haven't had the time to try it.

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

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