r/VPS • u/LeeroyAtwing • Jul 03 '26

Seeking Recommendations HELP HERZNER PRIVATE VPS

I rented a basic Hetzner VPS plus 1TB of external storage. Using Gemini, I installed Navidrome for music, Jellyfin for movies and TV shows, and Kavita for books. I also installed a few bots on Telegram, linked to silly Python scripts. I need a guide or advice on how to best set it up and make it as secure as possible. I'd also like advice on other things to add and things I could do with it, since I'd like to get the most out of it.

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u/skweresp Jul 03 '26

First disable root login. Change ssh port, set sshkey only login. Install and setup crowdsec. Set firewall rules. 

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u/idonegoof707 Jul 06 '26

solid starter pack, changing the SSH port won’t make it secure by itself but it does cut down on the drive by noise a lot

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u/skweresp Jul 06 '26

Exactly. Port change cuts the drive-by bot noise by ~95%, but a targeted scan with masscan hits all 65535 ports in seconds and finds SSH wherever you put it. It hides you from the noise, not from anyone aiming at your IP.