I find the getting started documents&#x2F;guides over at Digitalocean and Linode very helpful.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.digitalocean.com&#x2F;help&#x2F;getting-started&#x2F;setting-up-your-server&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.digitalocean.com&#x2F;help&#x2F;getting-started&#x2F;setting-up...</a>
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linode.com&#x2F;docs&#x2F;platform&#x2F;linode-beginners-guide" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linode.com&#x2F;docs&#x2F;platform&#x2F;linode-beginners-guide</a><p>From there, there&#x27;s a whole lot of other topics too, web servers, the usual LEMP&#x2F;LAMP stack.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cyberciti.biz&#x2F;tips&#x2F;linux-security.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cyberciti.biz&#x2F;tips&#x2F;linux-security.html</a> on the basics of security too.<p>Good luck!