# Base system configuration. apt-get -q -q update apt-get -q -y upgrade apt-get -q -y install python3 # Turn on basic services: # # ntp: keeps the system time correct # # fail2ban: scans log files for repeated failed login attempts and blocks the remote IP at the firewall # # These services don't need further configuration and are started immediately after installation. apt-get install -q -y ntp fail2ban # Turn on the firewall. First allow incoming SSH, then turn on the firewall. Additional open # ports will be set up in the scripts that set up those services. Some virtual machine providers # (ehm, Rimuhosting) don't provide a kernel that supports ufw, so let advanced users skip it. if [ -z "$DISABLE_FIREWALL" ]; then ufw allow ssh; ufw --force enable; fi