====== Debian 8.5 Server Setup ======

This guide explains the installation of Debian 8.5 Server on a VPS hosted by [[http://www.metrabyte.co.th|Metrabyte]], located in Thailand. As of 2016-08-15, the latest Debian OS available for the VPS is Debian 7.4.0 (64 Bit).

  - [[deb8:upgrade7to8|Upgrade from Debian 7 to Debian 8]]
  - Install VIM<code># apt-get install vim</code>
  - If a user was created during setup of the VPS, and this user is not the one you want as system administrator, do the following: edit the first fields of <olduser> entries in the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files. Then change every occurrence of <olduser> to <newuser> in /etc/group. Then rename the home directory from /home/<olduser> to /home/<newuser>. Change the password of <newuser><code># passwd <newuser></code>
  - Install sudo, then add <user> to the sudo group in /etc/group<code># apt-get install sudo</code>
  - Install zip and unzip
  - Install ntpdate, then add the following line to /etc/rc.local:<code>sudo ntpdate -s th.pool.ntp.org</code>
  - [[deb8:upgrade7to8|Upgrade from Debian 8 to Debian 9]]
  - Check debian version:<code>cat /etc/issue
cat /etc/debian_version</code>
  - Make sure /etc/resolv.conf points to valid nameservers