Securing your VPS

Securing your VPS

A few minutes of setup prevents most attacks.

Everyone

• Use a strong, unique password and enable 2FA on your LynxLayers account.
• Keep the OS and software updated.
• Only open the ports you use; close everything else with a firewall.
• Take regular backups.

Linux

• Add an SSH key and disable password login.
• Create a non-root user and use sudo.
• Consider tools like fail2ban to block brute-force attempts.

Windows

• Rename or disable the default administrator account.
• Enable automatic updates.
• Limit Remote Desktop access where possible.

Your server already sits behind our anti-DDoS network, so network-layer attacks are filtered for you.