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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ <nav></nav> <main> <p>At this point, we should have a domain name and a server and the domain name should direct to the IP address of the server with DNS records. - As I said in previous articles, the instructions I will give will be for <strong>Debian 10</strong>. + As I said in previous articles, the instructions I will give will be for <strong>Debian</strong>. In this article, other distributions might work a little differently.</p> <h2>Logging in to the server</h2> @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ </p> </aside> - <h2>Installing the Webserver: NGINX</h2> + <h2>Installing the Webserver: Nginx</h2> <p> If the program runs without an error, <code>ssh</code> has now logged you into your server. @@ -217,6 +217,16 @@ Port 80 is the canonical webserver port, while 443 is the port used for encrypte We will certainly need that for the next page. </p> +<h2>Nginx security hint</h2> + +<p>By default, Nginx and most other webservers automatically show their version number on error pages. +It's a good idea to disable this from happening because if an exploit comes out for your server software, someone could exploit it. Open the main Nginx config file <code>/etc/nginx/nginx.conf</code> and find the line <code># server_tokens off;</code>. Uncomment it, and reload Nginx. +</p> + +<p> +Remember to <a href="maintenance.html#update">keep your server software up to date</a> to get the latest security fixes! +</p> + <h2>We now have running website!</h2> <p> @@ -230,9 +240,10 @@ Note the "Not secure" notification. The next brief step is securing encrypted connections to your website. </p> -<span class=next><a href="certbot.html">Next: Enabling Encrypted Connections</a></span> + <span class=prev><a href="dns.html">Previous: Set up DNS.</a></span> + <span class=next><a href="certbot.html">Next: Enabling Encrypted Connections.</a></span> </main> - <footer><a href="https://landchad.net">LandChad.net</a></br>Because Everyone should be an Internet LandChad.</br><a href="index.html"><li><img src="pix/chad.gif" alt="chad"></li></a><a href="rss.xml"><li><img src="pix/rss.svg" alt="RSS"></li></a><a href="pix/btc.png"><li><img src="pix/btc.svg" alt="BTC"></li></a><a href="pix/xmr.png"><li><img src="pix/xmr.svg" alt="XMR"></li></a><a href="https://github.com/lukesmithxyz/landchad"><li><img src="pix/git.svg" alt="Github"></li></a></footer> + <footer><a href="https://landchad.net">LandChad.net</a></br>Because Everyone should be an Internet LandChad.</br><a href="index.html"><li><img src="pix/chad.gif" alt="chad"></li></a><a href="rss.xml"><li><img src="pix/rss.svg" alt="RSS"></li></a><a href="donate-bitcoin.html"><li><img src="pix/btc.svg" alt="BTC"></li></a><a href="donate-monero.html"><li><img src="pix/xmr.svg" alt="XMR"></li></a><a href="https://github.com/lukesmithxyz/landchad"><li><img src="pix/git.svg" alt="Github"></li></a></footer> </body> </html> |