Ask HN: Whats the first command you run on a new server?

When you get access to a new server via ssh, what's the first command you run? ls? nproc? lsb_release -a? uname -a?

6 points | by fragmede 11 hours ago

14 comments

d3Xt3r 1 hour ago
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vps2arch/vps2arch/master/v... | bash
abotsis 4 hours ago
Was going to say /bin/init but your question was too well scoped. So “apt install htop”.
lp92 7 hours ago
Ls
runarb 9 hours ago
w
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- richstokes 6 hours ago
  Correct
Grombobulous 9 hours ago
sudo tail -f /var/log/cloud-init-output.log
jwstillwater 8 hours ago
apt install man
I’m not kidding! That man.db is a light in the dark!
jkahrs595 6 hours ago
curl ascii.live/rick
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- fragmede 5 hours ago
  ssh funky.nondeterministic.computer
mkj 4 hours ago
dmesg
Aspos 6 hours ago
sudo apt install mc
hanstyle 4 hours ago
history
wanderingpixel 4 hours ago
uname -a
aranaur 9 hours ago
ls
yuuu 9 hours ago
ls
ksudb 9 hours ago
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