Best practice for web server setup?

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> The base Ubuntu install should do most everything you want. Its secure,
> sane, and has everything you need to tweak the configuration easily
> available. There are plenty of docs floating around on how to set up named
> virtual hosts. That would get you started.
>
> Thanks.. Setting up the name virtual hosts I am fine with.. Really trying
to make it so that the sites cant affect each other.. For example, don't
want the developers being able to fiddle with the live applications when
they SCP files to the server..


> For development environment, I just use the same host and same
> configuration, and limit access via Apache access control mechanisms,
> usually using .htaccess files. Any directory can be password protected, but
> for this kind of thing a simple ip address restriction is quicker and
> easier.
>
>
I do make use of .htaccess and also UFW to limit access to the server and
services.. Also like having minimal services running for security and
performance reasons..

Thanks again..
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