Shadrack Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 I'm looking at setting up a linux server with these basic features: MySQL Server SMTP/POP3 Server anonymous FTP Server Its going to be behind a Cisco router (w/ NAT), so the only ports passed through to the server will be the ones for each of those server packages. Are most Linux distros (i'm thinking slackware right now, as I don't intend to put any XFree on it), secure out of the box? Or should I take some extra percautionary steps. What are some good guides, how-tos? thanks -Nic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the evn show Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 You my friend want OpenBSD. There policy is secure by default, audited code, and strong cryptography as a standard. They have a proven track record of being secure, in commercial, military, and also according to 'entheusiasts'. I've been running it on my servers for about 2-3 years consecutively and maybe 5 years "off and on" with no real issues. The install guide on their website is pretty darn reliable and from there you can use any "how to configure apache/mysql/sendmail/procmail/ftp/whatever" tutorial to come up with safe and reliable server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 cool. I think i'll go with that. Should i have any problems running this w/ the list of server applications on a P2 450? I'm probably going to get a new system anyway... still curious if it would run decent on that P2. I'm guessing the MySQL won't. Serving at most 10 connections at any given time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the evn show Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 I'm using it on a 133 with 72mb of ram. It can handle 3 or 4 interactive users + serving up a website for testing php and posgres so I'm sure your P2 will be more than adequate. I wouldn't run neowin off of it - nor any serious php scripts that do a lot of work with pictures (download, resize, convert format, etc) or video but just about everything else should be plenty fast on the kind of loads you describe. If you want every possible ounce of performance then you'll want to build OpenBSD from source - the binary packages are compiled for i386, where your server would benefit from i686 instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zivan56 Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 You might also want to try Debian Linux with the minimum install. Then, you just need to install exim, php4, apache, and mysql via apt-get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neowin_hipster Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 I recommend a bsd. Openbsd is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpugeniusmv Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 for security, openbsd is the one. that is their focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tek Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 OpenBSD definately if you want out of the box security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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