Shoutout to nostr:nprofile1qqsyfhqu9kuu877hhm5j2lkwk5478nuvgza00d3lgmjkkk9px8r57zcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgmwaehxw309a6xsetxdaex2um59ehx7um5wgcjucm0d5hszxnhwden5te0veex2etvv9ujuum0we3xjapwdphhxap04vlpvm for the basic server setup article. Lots of good info and easy to follow along when setting up a fresh VPS or home server. He even has some scripts included if you don't want to go step by step on the article. 

https://becomesovran.com/blog/server-setup-basics.html