Setup Turnaround Time: 1 - 6 hours
Setup Procedure: Performed by a trained and experienced technician (no automated scripts!)

At AcuNett:
We don't pretend to be experts of all trades.
We believe that expertise comes from experience and specialized training.

Over the past 10 years we have trained on, researched, supported, and worked exclusively on the following systems.
 

Operating Systems Supported [all versions]:

Control Panels Supported [all versions]:

We also welcome servers without control panels.
 

Server Setup Benefits:

• Create production-ready environment

• Effective barrier against malicious attacks

• Faster operating speeds

• Lower load averages

• Faster connections, page loads, and queries

• Strengthens potentially weak areas

• Helps prevent system compromise

• Self-aware internal monitoring keeps services online

• Helping hand in getting started to use your server.

Essential Server Setup - $85 one-time [Click to Order]
--- Recommended for typical web hosting servers & VPSes

• Initial Setup - Hostname, Control Panel configuration, Setup DNS, etc.
• SIM - (System Integrity Monitor) - 24x7 Internal Monitoring of services.
• SPRI - (System Priority) - Sets priority to current processes being run on your server, decreasing load 10-25%.
• PRM - (Process Resource Monitor) - Monitors all resources used by all processes and if a process is being flooded or causing high load on the server, it is killed.
• BFD - (Brute Force Detection) - Detects brute force connections and automatically enters the offending IPs into the firewall to be blocked.
• LES - (Linux Environment Security) - Enforces root-only permissions on system binaries as well as other restrictions on system programs.
• /tmp & /var/tmp hardening – We harden /tmp and /var/tmp so no malicious bash scripts can be executed from this commonly used directory.
• /dev/shm & /proc hardening - Another place hackers tend to upload files to is /dev/shm. This directory is hardened as well.
• Optimize FTP Server for faster connections.
• Optimize PHP, MySQL, Apache to reduce load and speed up connections.
• Secure Apache to reduce the amount of information visible about a server's software making it less vulnerable.
• Host.conf Hardening - Prevents IP spoofing and prevents DNS poisoning.
• CHKRootKIt – Simple script that detects software used by hackers. It scans once a day and emails the client if any rootkits are found.
• Firewall Installation - APF (Advanced Policy Firewall) iptables based firewall and anti-dos rulesets.
• TCP/IP Stack Hardening – Prevents DDOS and SYN-Flood attacks.
• Logwatch – Sends a daily report to the client with all activity that has taken place on the server for that day.
• Operating System Optimization – Optimize the OS for faster operation and load reduction.
• Disable Open DNS Recursion - Prevent foreign queries that strain your dns servers and prevent it from being utilized in DNS DDoS attacks.
• Remove unused software – We remove unneeded software to minimize the number of software that could possibly be exploited.
• Remove unused services – Unused services are shutdown and their ports closed.
• Libsafe - Libsafe prevents buffer overflows and scans for exploitable software and notifies the client daily if any is found.
• LCAP - LCAP restricts certain kernel capabilities, improving system security.
• eAccelerator - eAccelerator dramatically decreases page loading times by caching php scripts in a compiled state.
• SSH Server Hardening - locks down and hardens the SSH server, including setting a wheel user.
• Zend Optimizer / Ioncube Installation - Some scripts require Zend or Ioncube in order to function.
• System Update - We bring your operating system packages completely up to date.
• Nessus Security Scan - We perform a full system security scan on your server and patch any vulnerabilities found.
• Minor Adjustments - Finally we make several minor adjustments to the system to improve overall performance, security, and system health.

Fortified Server Setup - $135 one-time [Click to Order]
--- Recommended for attack-prone servers