vpskit hardens VPS, deploys Docker apps
vpskit is a Bash-driven bootstrap script that turns a fresh Linux VPS into a hardened app host in a few prompts. It updates the system, creates a non-root user, locks down SSH, opens firewall rules, installs Docker and Caddy, and enables auto-updates and a login dashboard.
This is the kind of utility that saves solo operators a lot of yak-shaving, but it also concentrates plenty of trust in one script. The upside is a reproducible baseline for shipping fast; the downside is thinking “hardened” means “hands-off.” It bundles the unglamorous steps people usually skip: OS updates, SSH key auth, firewall setup, fail2ban, Docker, reverse proxying, and unattended security updates. The real value is standardization for self-hosters and indie devs who want a clean VPS baseline without maintaining a personal checklist, but it is still infrastructure, not magic security; secrets handling, backups, port exposure, and app-level hardening remain on the operator.
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