Dev Tools · 1h ago
Ansible Playbook Automates VPS Hardening in One Command
A developer shared three Ansible playbooks that automate VPS security hardening, user creation, and removal. The main playbook hardens a fresh Ubuntu server by creating an admin user, generating a random 16-character password, configuring UFW, installing Fail2Ban, and moving SSH to port 2222. The other two playbooks handle semi-automated user addition and full user removal.
Meridian48 take
While handy for solo devs, relying on a single playbook for security may miss nuanced configurations needed for production environments.
ansiblevps-hardening