SetupNewVPSWithAnsible

This Ansible playbook creates a new Linux user and applies minimal security configurations to one or more VPS's.

⚠️ This playbook was only tested on VPS's running Ubuntu 22 and 24 LTS.

How to install

git clone https://github.com/ricardotenv/SetupNewVPSWithAnsible.git
cd SetupNewVPSWithAnsible

Add the virtual machine address to the inventory.

echo <ip-address> >> hosts

How to run

ansible-playbook -i hosts -u root -e "new_username=$(whoami)" playbook.yml

TO-DO

• Add the possibility of disabling root login to be optional
• Enable firewall
• Automatically recognize key type
• Add SWAP memory with parameters for option and storage space quantity
• Open issues from this list
• Convert to CLI application
• Optional Docker installation
• Test on CentOS