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Ubuntu Install
Cooper Filby edited this page Oct 9, 2017
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- Download Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server ISO from ubuntu.com.
- Burn the ISO to disk or flash drive
- Boot the computer from the disk or flash drive
- Follow the on-screen instructions through to install.
This is the user account we'll use to run the SparkEd NodeJS Service. Most software will need to be installed on a root account.
- Login into server as root:
ssh root@<server_ip_address>
- Add user:
adduser <username>
- Set and confirm password:
a. Set password prompts:
b. Enter new UNIX password:
c. Retype new UNIX password:
d. passwd: password updated successfully
- Setup new user’s info:
User information prompts:
a. Changing the user information for username
b. Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
i. Full Name []:
ii. Room Number []:
iii. Work Phone []:
iv. Home Phone []:
v. Other []:
c. Is the information correct? [Y/n]
Recommended and secure setting for all applications that will be used only internally.
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To see the application registered with UFW:
sudo ufw app list
a. OpenSSH in our case
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Allow OpenSSH:
sudo ufw allow OpenSSH
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Enable Firewall:
sudo ufw enable
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Check ufw (Firewall) Status:
sudo ufw status
- Type:
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade
With your OS installed and application user accounts created, next setup your MongoDB instance.