Ubuntu Server Setup / Install Notes

1. SSH

2. Keep Ubuntu Server running on a laptop with the lid closed?

3. How do I change the font or the font size in the TTY (console)?

4. Webmin

5. Surfshark

6. Jellyfin

7. Qbittorrent & Flexget

SSH

sudo apt install openssh-server
## enable and start the ssh service immediately ##
sudo systemctl enable ssh --now

Open firewall

sudo ufw allow ssh
sudo ufw enable
sudo ufw status

Keep Ubuntu Server running on a laptop with the lid closed?

Edit the logind.conf file

sudo nano /etc/systemd/logind.conf

Make the following changes

HandleLidSwitch=ignore
LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=no

Restart OS

sudo service systemd-logind restart

How do I change the font or the font size in the TTY (console)?

Edit the file /etc/default/console-setup

sudo nano /etc/default/console-setup

and change the values for font type and font size to

FONTFACE="TER"
FONTSIZE="16x32"

Save the file and apply the changes with

sudo update-initramfs -u

On the next reboot you will have a much larger font in your TTY.

Webmin

Install dependency packages to help you manage software repositories by using:

sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https

Add Webmin's GPG key

sudo wget -q http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Add the Webmin repository

sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] http://download.webmin.com/download/repository sarge contrib"

Install Webmin

sudo apt install webmin

Configure the Firewall

sudo ufw allow 10000/tcp
sudo ufw reload

Set the password for the Webmin root user

sudo /usr/share/webmin/changepass.pl /etc/webmin root [new password]

Access Webmin

https://[your server's IP]:10000/

Surfshark

sudo apt-get install surfshark-vpn

sudo surfshark-vpn

Jellyfin

wget -O- https://repo.jellyfin.org/install-debuntu.sh | sudo bash

Configure the Firewall

sudo ufw allow 10000/tcp
sudo ufw reload

Access Webmin

https://[your server's IP]:8096/

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References:

askubuntu. Keep Ubuntu Server running on a laptop with the lid closed? https://askubuntu.com/questions/141866/keep-ubuntu-server-running-on-a-laptop-with-the-lid-closed

askubuntu. How do I change the font or the font size in the TTY (console)? https://askubuntu.com/questions/173220/how-do-i-change-the-font-or-the-font-size-in-the-tty-console

How to Install Webmin on Ubuntu. https://phoenixnap.com/kb/install-webmin-on-ubuntu

How to set up Surfshark VPN on Linux? (Legacy version). https://support.surfshark.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017418334