HTTP/2 LAMP stack with Apache, MariaDB, PHP 7.3 (php-fpm), Acme (SSL), Git, Composer, Drush, and Drupal 8

A Linode StackScript compatible with Debian 10+ and Ubuntu 19.10+

Requirements

• Debian 10+ and Ubuntu 19.10+
• Linode with at least 2GB ram.
• User has SSH public and private keys on local computer

Deployment details

Security

• UFW and Fail2Ban
• Root access and password authentication are disabled.
• User with SSH key authentication. Password authentication for sudo is disabled.

LAMP Stack

• Apache with HTTP/2 and mod_event
• MariaDB instead of MySql. New user with admin rights.
• PHP 7.3 with php-fpm, memcached, opcache and all Drupal core-required PHP modules.

Additional packages and scripts

• Git
• Composer (globally installed)
• SSL using the Acme Certificate Protocol script.
• Aliases for Drush, and project and document root directories.
• Virtualhost creation and deletion script for additional domains.

Drupal

• Project root for composer files, vendors, etc.
• Web root under the project root.
• Drupal 8 is installed the recommended way (using Composer)
• Drush and Drupal modules memcache and admin_toolbar are pre-installed and enabled.

Please wait at least 10 minutes for all the scripts and commands to run before logging in.

Post-installation

• Install an SSL certificate, run 'acme.sh --help' for details.
• Disable default site 'sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf'
• For creation of more virtualhosts, a global script has been installed. See https://github.com/NocedaMediaLab/virtualhost for more details.
• Read the Drupal user guide: https://www.drupal.org/docs/user_guide/en/index.html
• Get Drupal support: https://www.drupal.org/support"
• Get involved with the Drupal community: https://www.drupal.org/getting-involved
• Remove the welcome message by editing the .bash_profile file.