After another install DirectAdmin on VPS and loosing time to search in many place information how to do this or that I wrote this few notes to keep steps in one place. Maybe it will be useful for you. My system was Debian 6.0 x64, VPS on OpenVZ.1. Update system and install modules
apt-get update apt-get upgrade apt-get install build-essential mc htop gcc g++ make flex bison openssl libssl-dev perl perl-base perl-modules libperl-dev libaio1 libaio-dev zlib1g zlib1g-dev libcap-dev bzip2 automake autoconf libtool cmake pkg-config python libreadline-dev libdb4.8-dev libsasl2-dev
if you need change language or timezone data:
dpkg-reconfigure locales dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
2. Install DirectAdmin
wget http://www.directadmin.com/setup.sh chmod 755 setup.sh ./setup.sh
and follow instructions.
3. Install firewall – CSF
wget http://www.configserver.com/free/csf.tgz tar -xzf csf.tgz cd csf sh install.sh
4. For security reason it’s good to change default port from 22 to other else
Change SSH port:
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
change port in line bellow
Port 22
to other and restart service:
/etc/init.d/sshd restart
Remember to change CSF firewall settings – disable port 22 and enable your new port.
5. Enable login based on public keys.
Create on server (if not exist):
mkdir ~/.ssh chmod 700 ~/.ssh
and write to authorized_keys2 file public key and set permissions:
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2
Under windows you can create ssh key in Puttygen software.
6. Add to alias to /etc/aliases to get notifications
root: my@mail.com
to recive system notification on your email.
7. To install SpamAssassin:
apt-get install libdigest-sha1-perl libhtml-parser-perl libnet-dns-perl libnetaddr-ip-perl libwww-perl librazor2-perl libnet-ident-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl libmail-dkim-perl libdbi-perl libencode-detect-perl libmail-spf-perl cd /usr/local/directadmin/scripts ./spam.sh
After install you should modify exim.conf, uncommen # Spam Assassin (only leave one in Spam Assassin line, like below):
# Spam Assassin
spamcheck_director:
driver = accept
condition = "${if and { \
{!def:h_X-Spam-Flag:} \
{!eq {$received_protocol}{spam-scanned}} \
{!eq {$received_protocol}{local}} \
{exists{/home/${lookup{$domain}lsearch{/etc/virtual/domainowners}{$value}}/.spamassassin/user_prefs}} \
{<{$message_size}{100k}} \
} {1}{0}}"
retry_use_local_part
transport = spamcheck
no_verify
and after restart exim:
/etc/init.d/exim restart
8. If you have problem with Roundcube, phpMyAdmin just try:
cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild ./build rewrite_confs