FreeBSD

I prefer FreeBSD over any Linux distribution. There are several reasons for it, probably personal.
If you want to know more about the differences, here is a google-link.

There are several options to setup the server:

• Use a cloud provider like Vultr and get a ready-to-run basic system
• Install it in a Hyper-V environment under Windows (for testing & learning)
• Install on a bare-metal system (I won’t do it here, as it’s similar to the Hyper-V)

This part describes the steps how to setup the FreeBSD system as it’s basic structure.
As usual, this is the way I prepare it. Others may do it differently.

I will start in choosing a datacenter on Vultr and it’s latest available FreeBSD version.
You may always start with a small server; it’s easy to upgrade when needed.
For learning, will create a FreeBSD 14.1 instance with 50GB NVMe, 2GB RAM, 3TB traffic (12$/month, but they charge by hour, so if I destroy the instance later, the test costs me less than 1$).
In my case, the basic install is ready within a few minutes. You will end up with a root password.

Terminal SSH will already work out of the box, and I prefer it over the console (due to copy/paste functions). Get the PuTTY client, if you haven’t done so already.
Use the IP from your server. Tip: under “Connection”, add a 10s keepalives.

Add an admin user

pw useradd -n admin -G wheel -m -h 0   (e.a. add user "admin")
  (to change the password, use passwd admin)
  (to delete the user, use pw userdel -n admin )

Update packages and some basic tools

pkg update
pkg upgrade
pkg install nano rsync perl5
/etc/periodic/weekly/310.locate

Check the Blog for the following tasks to perform.