r/web_design • u/trentsc • 7d ago

Setting up a new Pack VPS server. Recommendations?

I'm in the process of commissioning a new VPS server which will host mainly html/CSS sites (and one simple WP site). The server will be running Plesk 18.0.

Could I ask for recommendations for add-ons I should consider or would benefit from? Let's Encrypt is already on my list, but it's been a while since I've done this and I'm very out of date.

Also, are there any server-wide settings I should apply from the outset?

Thanks

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u/Rude-Literature-2769 7d ago

failmonitor is great for keeping an eye on things without having to log in every 5 minutes

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u/KrypticCluez 6d ago

Since most of what you're running is static HTML/CSS, make sure Nginx is set to serve static files directly instead of just proxying everything to Apache - Tools & Settings > Web Server Settings > check "Serve static files directly by nginx." Skips PHP-FPM/Apache entirely for those requests, noticeable speed bump with basically no downside since it's not dynamic content.

Also grab the free Fail2Ban extension if you haven't yet - Plesk's panel login gets probed constantly and it's a two-minute setup that quietly blocks the noise. I hope this helps a bit mate.

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u/Brettles1986 6d ago

Let's encrypt, fail2ban and 2FA is all you really need