01-server-setup.md

01 — Server Setup

Recommended Specs

Tier	CPU	RAM	Disk	Monthly Cost	Good For
Starter	1 core	1 GB	20 GB SSD	$5-10	Small catalog sites
Standard	2 cores	2 GB	40 GB SSD	$10-20	Most trade sites
Production	4 cores	4 GB	80 GB SSD	$20-40	High traffic + large media

VPS Providers

• Recommended: Contabo, Hetzner, DigitalOcean, Vultr
• For China-based businesses: Alibaba Cloud (international), Tencent Cloud
• Choose a datacenter close to your target market (US/EU for Western clients, Singapore for SEA)

Initial Server Setup

# Update system
apt update && apt upgrade -y

# Set timezone
timedoc set-timezone UTC

# Create swap (for 1GB RAM servers)
fallocate -l 2G /swapfile
chmod 600 /swapfile
mkswap /swapfile
swapon /swapfile
echo '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' >> /etc/fstab

# Basic firewall
ufw allow 22/tcp
ufw allow 80/tcp
ufw allow 443/tcp
ufw --force enable

# Install essentials
apt install -y curl git unzip htop

Security Basics

# Disable root password login (use SSH key instead)
sed -i 's/^PermitRootLogin yes/PermitRootLogin prohibit-password/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
systemctl restart sshd

Next Step

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