There are a hundred good Linux hardening guides. We linked some below. The problem with guides is that someone has to actually do the work, on a live server, without locking themselves out, and that someone is usually busy running the business the server exists for. So we do it. We harden your server against the CIS benchmark, we run Lynis before and after so you can see the number move, and we don’t leave until SSH, the firewall, and your update policy are set up the way they’d survive a real attack. One server, one fixed price, one report you can hand to a client or an auditor.
Services we combine
Who it's for
This fits a business running its own VPS that has never been hardened past the hosting provider’s defaults. It fits a developer who set the box up to ship a product and never got back to the security pass. It fits an agency that needs to show a client, on paper, that the server is locked down. It does not replace ongoing monitoring. Hardening is a point-in-time job, and a server drifts. If you want someone watching it month to month, that’s our support retainer, and we’ll say so rather than pretend one sprint covers forever.
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Self-managed VPS owners
Running a box never hardened past the provider's defaults.
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Product developers
Set the server up to ship, never got back to the security pass.
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Agencies
Need to show a client on paper that the server is locked down.
How it runs
We start with a Lynis audit on the untouched server so the before-score is honest. Then we work through SSH, firewall, accounts, and updates in an order that never risks locking you out, keeping a second access path open until key-only login is confirmed working. Most single-server sprints finish inside two days. You get the report the same day we finish, with the before and after Lynis scores side by side so the improvement isn’t a matter of trust.
Audit the server as-is
A Lynis scan on the untouched server gives an honest starting score and a list of what's exposed.
Day 1SSH and accounts
Key-only login, root disabled, unused accounts removed, with a fallback path kept open until the new login is confirmed.
Day 1Close the doors
Default-deny firewall, only required ports open, Fail2Ban tuned to your traffic, automatic security updates on.
Day 2Re-audit and report
A second Lynis scan and a written report with before/after scores and every change documented.
Day 2Price, and what happens after
A single-server hardening sprint is a fixed $390. That covers one Linux server, the before-and-after audit, and the report. Got a fleet? We price additional servers at a flat rate per box once the first one sets the template, because the second server is faster than the first. There’s no subscription attached. This is a job, not a plan.
Tooling we lean on
Where this fits
Hardening is the server-layer half of staying secure; the application on top still needs its own pass, which is what our security services cover across WordPress, OpenCart, and the rest. If you run a control panel like CyberPanel or cPanel, the server support overview shows what else we manage at that layer. And if the reason you’re reading this is that something already got in, start with restoration instead. Harden after the bleeding stops, not before.
Want your server hardened to a standard you can measure?
Send the context — your stack, the scope, any complications. We come back with a confirmation or a couple of clarifying questions.