When you first create a new Rocky Linux 8-9 server, there are a few configuration steps that you should take early on as part of the initial setup. This will increase the security and usability of your server and will give you a solid foundation to build on. Commands used Creating user adduser UserName passwd UserName usermod -aG wheel UserName Setting Up Firewall dnf install firewalld -y systemctl start firewalld systemctl status firewalld firewall-cmd --permanent --list-all firewall-cmd --get-services firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http firewall-cmd --reload Useful links VPS/VDS - https://www.mivocloud.com/en