I wrote a post in February called Linux Server Pulling Sextuple Duty, describing all the things I use a Linux server for. I said that I would write a guide on how to set it up, since I was always breaking things and needed a guide myself. I have now broken my server so many times that I am pretty good at getting a new one going again. So here is part one of my setup guides.

There are many services out there which you can buy with your hard earned money, which under the hood are nothing more than a Linux server. Mostly you are paying people to write all those pesky Linux commands for you because Linux = hard. However, if you happen to have a Linux server for one reason or another, there’s no reason not to make it do all the things you need. My original reason for renting a dedicated server was for *ahem* torrents… Perfectly above board, helping open source projects distribute files etc. Since then, I have expanded what it does to 5/6 different things. I plan on writing guides on the setup of each of these function, largely for my own benefit when I next break my server (this happens quite often, often enough you really shouldn’t be listing to my advice for anything remotely important).