VPS-setup

Updates

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install python3-full
sudo apt-get install joe

Install nodered

bash <(curl -sL https://github.com/node-red/linux-installers/releases/latest/download/update-nodejs-and-nodered-deb)
sudo systemctl enable nodered.service

Allow node to bind to port 443

sudo apt-get install libcap2-bin
sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' `which node`

Creating Self-signed Certs

Simple script to create a root ca and self-sign certs. Install the myCA.pem in your browser.

mkdir ~/certs
cd ~/certs
wget https://github.com/RandomBits-top/VPS-setup/raw/refs/heads/main/mkcert.sh

Cheap DNS

• Suggest Cloudfare (they do registration at cost) or Porkbun (they have a few TLDs that cloudflare doesn’t support)
  • Look at .top as a cheap TLD (i.e. < $5/yr @ renewal)
  • Watch for cheap 1st year discounts and steep renewals!
• Look at cloudflare tunnels for securing traffic to your VPS. You can use with any registrar/DNS provide that supports adding NS records.

  Simple Webhosting

• A public github with a README.md makes a very simple way to document something
• Github pages, which allows customer domains for free, will auto convert to a webpage withour the github interface.
• You can use A records on your root domain, or even easier subdomains can be CNAME’d to your github page
• Best for single page sites