This guide is written for customers using our KVM VPS services and focuses on safe, practical actions.
Basic First-Hour Hardening Checklist for a New VPS is usually easiest when you prepare the affected service details first and make changes in a deliberate, reversible way.
- Console and network access should be verified soon after provisioning.
- Apply updates and baseline security hardening before deploying production workloads.
- Keep a record of IP addresses, hostname, operating system, and access method.
- For operating system level changes, make one change at a time and keep console access available.
- Take your own backup before disruptive work whenever possible.
If you lose network access or make a change that prevents remote login, use console access first and include exact error messages if you need support assistance.
