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Secure your Linux server

This guide on Linux server security brings together the basic configuration steps that must be followed to protect systems against external threats. The constantly updated content offers a practical guide to the best methods that can be applied in server hardening processes.

Updates

  • August 31, 2026: Stars 29,237 → 30,981.

What you get

  • Methods to tighten server access
  • Techniques to prevent unauthorized access
  • Configuring automatic security updates

Installation

Enforce password quality
sudo apt install libpam-pwquality

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I'm a Linux server administrator. I want to increase the security of my server. Based on the best practices in the How-To-Secure-A-Linux-Server guide; How can I make my SSH configuration more secure, restrict sudo and su privileges, and enable automatic security updates on my system? Please explain the basic principles I should pay attention to when doing these operations and the steps I should follow to avoid making mistakes.

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Who it is forIt is for users who have basic knowledge of Linux server administration and want to increase system security.
LicenseCC-BY-SA-4.0

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TreScout did not build this tool · we found it in GitHub trends and wrote it up. This page describes the repository as of 2026-07-10: The star count and our text belong to that day, the repository may have changed since. Check the repository link for the current state. This page was machine-translated from the Turkish original · the Turkish version prevails.