Steps to setup new Server on M1 MacOS

Download Ubuntu Server ARM edition

• https://ubuntu.com/download/server/arm

Download VMWare for M1 MacOS

• https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/get-download?downloadGroup=FUS-PUBTP-2021H1

Create the VM

Install the server with SSH enable

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Install docker

Generate keys

ssh-keygen -t rsa

Copy the id_rsa.pub key to the server

ssh-copy-id username@server

or

scp ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub username@server:~/.ssh/id_rsa_[client].pub
sudo cat id_rsa_[client].pub >> authorized_keys

Turn off Password Authentication

sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Edit the following lines

PasswordAuthentication no
ChallengeResponseAuthentication no
UsePAM no

Ubuntu server

sudo systemctl restart ssh

Synology DSM 6

sudo synoservicectl --restart sshd

Install Webmin

• https://alextech.tips/webmin-my-new-best-friend-for-linux-server/

To use SSH to route traffic

sshuttle -r username@ssh-server:custom_port 0/0

Command to mount network drive on MAC OS X

mkdir ~/mount/home
mount -t smbfs //user@server/home ~/mount/home

flush DNS record on macOS

dscacheutil -flushcache