Your First Linux Server: Easy DigitalOcean Droplet Setup Tutorial
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Oct 8, 2026 15:00
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Spinning up your own Linux server in the cloud takes about ten minutes and a few dollars a month. In this beginners guide I’ll walk you through creating a VPS on DigitalOcean from scratch - no prior server experience needed.
We’ll start by generating an SSH key so your server is locked down from the very first boot, then create a Droplet, add a startup script that configures the machine for you automatically, and walk through the settings worth turning on. Finally we’ll SSH in and talk about what to do with it.
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