Server Setup Script Generator

Upload to your server and run as root: bash setup.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Ubuntu / Debian VPS Initial Setup & Hardening Script
# Generated by https://sshworkbench.com/tools/server-setup-script-generator
#
# Usage:
#   1. Copy this file to your server (e.g. scp setup.sh root@host:/root/)
#   2. Run as root:  bash setup.sh
#
# This script is idempotent where reasonable — re-running should be safe.

set -euo pipefail

if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
  echo "This script must be run as root (try: sudo bash setup.sh)" >&2
  exit 1
fi

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive

log() { printf "\n\033[1;34m[+] %s\033[0m\n" "$*"; }

############################################################################
# 1. System update
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log "Updating package index and upgrading installed packages"
apt-get update -y
apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" upgrade -y

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# 2. Hostname
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log "Setting hostname to my-server"
hostnamectl set-hostname 'my-server'
if ! grep -q "my-server" /etc/hosts; then
  echo "127.0.1.1 my-server" >> /etc/hosts
fi

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# 3. Timezone
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log "Setting timezone to UTC"
timedatectl set-timezone 'UTC'

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# 4. Common packages
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log "Installing common packages"
apt-get install -y \
  curl wget git htop vim build-essential \
  ca-certificates gnupg lsb-release software-properties-common \
  unattended-upgrades apt-listchanges

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# 5. Create non-root sudo user
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log "Creating sudo user: deploy"
if ! id -u 'deploy' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" 'deploy'
fi
usermod -aG sudo 'deploy'
# Allow passwordless sudo (since we'll be using SSH keys)
echo "deploy ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/90-deploy
chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/90-deploy

# WARNING: no SSH public key was provided.
# Add one to /home/deploy/.ssh/authorized_keys before disabling password auth.

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# 6. SSH hardening
############################################################################
log "Hardening SSH daemon configuration"
SSHD_CONFIG=/etc/ssh/sshd_config
cp -n "$SSHD_CONFIG" "${SSHD_CONFIG}.bak.$(date +%s)" || true
mkdir -p /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d
cat > /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/99-hardening.conf <<'EOF_SSHD'
# Managed by setup.sh — overrides values in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
PermitRootLogin no
PasswordAuthentication no
ChallengeResponseAuthentication no
KbdInteractiveAuthentication no
UsePAM yes
PubkeyAuthentication yes
X11Forwarding no
ClientAliveInterval 300
ClientAliveCountMax 2
MaxAuthTries 3
LoginGraceTime 30
EOF_SSHD
chmod 644 /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/99-hardening.conf

log "Validating sshd config"
sshd -t
log "Restarting SSH service"
systemctl restart ssh

############################################################################
# 7. UFW firewall
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log "Configuring UFW firewall"
apt-get install -y ufw
ufw --force reset
ufw default deny incoming
ufw default allow outgoing
ufw allow 80
ufw allow 443
ufw allow 22/tcp
ufw --force enable
ufw status verbose

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# 8. fail2ban
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log "Installing and configuring fail2ban"
apt-get install -y fail2ban
cat > /etc/fail2ban/jail.local <<'EOF_F2B'
[DEFAULT]
bantime  = 1h
findtime = 10m
maxretry = 5
backend  = systemd

[sshd]
enabled = true
port    = 22
EOF_F2B
systemctl enable --now fail2ban
systemctl restart fail2ban

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# 10. Unattended security upgrades
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log "Enabling unattended security upgrades"
apt-get install -y unattended-upgrades apt-listchanges
cat > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades <<'EOF_AUTO'
APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1";
APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "7";
EOF_AUTO
cat > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades <<'EOF_UU'
Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins {
    "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-security";
    "${distro_id}ESMApps:${distro_codename}-apps-security";
    "${distro_id}ESM:${distro_codename}-infra-security";
};
Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "false";
Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot-Time "03:00";
Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-Dependencies "true";
EOF_UU
systemctl enable --now unattended-upgrades

############################################################################
# 12. sysctl hardening
############################################################################
log "Applying sysctl hardening basics"
cat > /etc/sysctl.d/99-hardening.conf <<'EOF_SYSCTL'
# Managed by setup.sh
# IP spoofing & source routing
net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 1
net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1
net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route = 0
net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route = 0
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route = 0
# ICMP redirects
net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects = 0
net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects = 0
net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects = 0
net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects = 0
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects = 0
net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects = 0
# SYN flood protection
net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 2048
net.ipv4.tcp_synack_retries = 2
net.ipv4.tcp_syn_retries = 5
# Ignore broadcast pings
net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts = 1
net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses = 1
# Log martians
net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians = 1
# Disable IPv6 router advertisements
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra = 0
net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra = 0
# Kernel hardening
kernel.randomize_va_space = 2
kernel.kptr_restrict = 2
kernel.dmesg_restrict = 1
EOF_SYSCTL
sysctl --system >/dev/null

############################################################################
# Done
############################################################################
log "Server setup complete."
echo "  Log in next time as: deploy@<host>"
echo "  Reboot recommended if a new kernel was installed."