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Portfolio Website & VPS Configuration

technology•6/2/2025
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End-to-end setup of a production-ready Next.js portfolio on a hardened VPS. Includes repeatable deployment, SSL, reverse proxying, and a CI-friendly process.

Technologies

Digital Ocean VPSUbuntu ServerNginx ConfigurationUFW FirewallSSH Key AuthenticationLinux Administration

Step-by-step progression

  1. Provision droplet

    Created Ubuntu LTS droplet on DigitalOcean and configured SSH keys.

  2. Secure server

    Configured UFW firewall, disabled password SSH, enabled fail2ban.

  3. Install runtime

    Installed Node.js via nvm, PM2 for process management, and Nginx.

  4. Reverse proxy + TLS

    Set up Nginx server blocks and Let's Encrypt certificates with auto-renewal.

  5. CI-friendly deploy

    Created PM2 service script and deploy script for zero-downtime restarts.