$30/hour
sysadminman can help with all aspects of system administration. Below are some examples of the things that I can do but please get in touch with your specific requirements
- Software installation and configuration
- Server monitoring
- Custom backup scripts
- Backup recovery testing
- Performance monitoring
- Firewall configuration
- Problem troubleshooting
system administration fixed cost
contact me as I can normally agree a fixed price
Often it's possible for me to provide a fixed price for a system administration task rather than charging by the hour. Please get in touch with your requirements and I'll give you a competitive price
monthly server check
$20 per server/month
Would you like someone to give your server the 'once over' every month just to give you the confidence that all of the software is up to date and everything is running as it should. I'll update OS software, check the logs and check that any 3rd party software is up to date
initial server setup and hardening
$30 per server
Have you just purchased a new physical or virtual server and would like to start with a secure base. The following will be performed on your server -
- Apply latest OS updates (and configure e-mail alert when further updates become available)
- Configure a firewall allowing access to only the ports you require (iptables)
- Disable any services from running that you do not require
- Install 'denyhosts' (to block brute force SSH access attempts to your server)
- Setup a non-root user for system access
- Install and configure 'sudo' (to prevent having to login as root)
- Disable root access via SSH
- Configure time synchronization and correct timezone
- Install a script for easy monitoring of network bandwidth used (vnstat)
- Install performance monitor so you can see graphs of your cpu, disk, network, etc usage (munin)
- Configure your /tmp folder to prevent scripts executing (a common area used by hackers)
- Install log monitoring software that sends you a daily summary of important log activity (logwatch)
Munin performance monitoring installation
$20
Would you like to be able to see how your server is performing? Why not create a baseline so you can see when your server is having problem.
These are just some examples of the system administration tasks that sysadminman can help you with. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements