Install and configure a Ubuntu server from scratch

This repo is a group of resources to install and configure a server on an instance of Ubuntu Sever (16.04 tested)

Access the server

Access the server using ssh

$ ssh root@<ip>

Install and configure docker and a limited user

Still with root, download this project

# git clone https://github.com/LyseonTech/server-start.git sm

Make sure about your root password

After the instalation, root will not access ssh anymore. Configure a strong password to your root user. You can generate a password using

# sm/password.sh

To proceed to update password of root do

# passwd

Don't forget of save the password used!

And then you can run the installer like the command above or before execute it read the next topic

# sm/ubuntu.sh heimdall 17.12.0~ce-0~ubuntu 1.18.0 yes yes

What this command will do?

# sm/ubuntu.sh <user> <version> <compose> <reboot> <locale>

Parameters spec:

1. <user> The name of user what will be used to access the server. Can be sysadmin or whatever you want. The user what you use to install will be used to next access and root will not access using ssh key anymore;

2. <version> [optional] This parameter is the version of docker what will you install. Reproduce the same version of your staging ou test environment. To aplly any version use edge or don't inform;

3. <compose> [optional] Version of docker-compose. If you use edge or don't inform the latest version released will be used;

4. <reboot> [optional] Flag for system reboot. If don't informed will be yes;

5. <locale> [optional] Fix locales of Ubuntu Server. If don't informed will be yes.

Managing server

To manage your apps you have the commands:

• sm add <domain>: Add one domain to the list of domains

• sm rm <domain>: Remove the domain of list of domains

• sm up: Make all sites available

• sm down: Stop all containers

• sm enable <domain>: Enables a specific domain

• sm disable <domain>: Disable and stop a specific domain

Deploying

When you add one app is generated a git repo with a docker-compose.yml what needs to be used keeping the lines tagged with # don't change. This repo has a post-receive file what will publish your changes when receive a push on branch master.

In the deploy process the docker-compose.yml goes down, then, after deploy, it goes up again. You changes on infra will be applied after finish checkout!

You also can create a volume to map sh files to be executed as hooks.

    ...
    volumes:
      - ./.hooks/before.sh:/var/www/app/.hooks/before.sh
      - ./.hooks/after.sh:/var/www/app/.hooks/after.sh
    ...