VPS Essentials - The Practical Guide

This practical course will help you confidently understand how to work with a VPS: from the first steps and connecting to the server to its full, secure, and stable operation. The material is presented in short practical lessons with ready-made commands and clear explanations so that you always understand what you are doing and why.

What you will learn during the training

The course will sequentially guide you through the key stages of working with virtual servers and their infrastructure.

Basics and connecting to a VPS

• What a VPS is, when it is needed, and how to choose a configuration.
• Connecting to the server via SSH and basic initial setup.
• Creating users, managing access, and keys.

Security and access control

• Setting up a firewall and optimal security policies.
• Using fail2ban to prevent attacks.
• Working with private networks and restricting external connections.

Working with Docker and deploying applications

• Containerizing services and launching projects in Docker.
• Using domains and connecting HTTPS.
• Setting up a reverse proxy for convenient management of multiple applications.

Practical scenarios

• Running background processes and cron tasks.
• Automating routine operations.
• Deploying and maintaining AI agents in an isolated, continuously running environment.

Providers and practical applicability

Hetzner is used as an example in the course, but all methods and principles are universal and suitable for any VPS provider. You will be able to easily transfer the skills you gain to any other hosting.

Course outcome

By the end of the training, you will have not just a created server but a full-fledged, properly configured, and secure infrastructure, ready for real solutions:

• hosting web applications;
• automating work processes;
• deploying AI services and tools.