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How to Setup A Digital Ocean Droplet Service Account

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  1. Verify ssh connection ssh -i %USERPROFILE%\.ssh\<key_name> root@<droplet_ip>
  2. Update the system apt update && apt upgrade -y
  3. Add user add user <user>
  4. Grant admin privileges usermod -aG sudo <user>
  5. Enable firewall ufw allow OpenSSH ufw enable
  6. Switch account su - <name>
  7. Create the hidden SSH folder mkdir ~/.ssh chmod 700 ~/.ssh
  8. Copy authorized keys from root sudo cp /root/.ssh/authorized_keys ~/.ssh/ sudo chown sydney:sydney ~/.ssh/authorized_keys chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

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