Introduction When you first create a new server, there are a few configuration steps that you should take early on as part of the basic setup. This will increase the security and usability of your server and will give you a solid foundation for subsequent actions. Step One — Root Login To log into your server, you will need to know your server's public IP address and the password for the "root" user's account. If you have not already logged into your server, you may want to follow the first tutorial in this series, How to Connect to Your Droplet with SSH , which covers this process in detail. If you are not already connected to your server, go ahead and log in as the root user using the following command (substitute the highlighted word with your server's public IP address): ssh root@ SERVER_IP_ADDRESS Complete the login process by accepting the warning about host authenticity, if it appears, then providing your root authentication (password...