Datacenterlight (and IPv6OnlyHosting) beginner's guide¶

• Table of contents
• Datacenterlight (and IPv6OnlyHosting) beginner's guide
  • Status
  • Introduction
  • What am I here for?
    • What is a Virtual Machine (VM)?
    • Networking: IPv4, IPv6?
    • Choosing an Operating System (OS)
  • Getting started
    • Logging in into my VM
    • What can I do, now?
    • (Optional) graphical management helpers/tools
  • Good practives
    • Understanding, and wisely using permissions
    • (Automatically) applying security updates
    • Firewalling your system
    • Versioning configuration
    • Monitoring & backups
  • Advanced topics, further references, common use cases (web, mail, letsencrypt)

Status¶

This document is a DRAFT, there's a lot of WORK IN PROGRESS.

Introduction¶

This page is intended for users that are not familiar with system administration and hope to give them a good stepping stone into this unfamiliar world. Do not hesited to join our chat and ask questions!

What am I here for?¶

Ungleich offers various hosted services, from servers to manage yourself to managed services. You can find an exhaustive list on our product page but if you're here you likely are interested into our Virtual Machines either at datacenterlight or ipv6onlyhosting.

What is a Virtual Machine (VM)?¶

Networking: IPv4, IPv6?¶

Choosing an Operating System (OS)¶

Getting started¶

Logging in into my VM¶

What can I do, now?¶

(Optional) graphical management helpers/tools¶

Good practives¶

Understanding, and wisely using permissions¶

(Automatically) applying security updates¶

Firewalling your system¶

Versioning configuration¶

Monitoring & backups¶

Advanced topics, further references, common use cases (web, mail, letsencrypt)¶

Yet to be populated.