Most of this I got from the DigitalOcean file.
- Sign up for an account at digitalocean.com. Create a droplet using the pre-configed Ubuntu 12.10/Rails/Ngix/Unicorn option and using an ssh key if you set one up first. [An overview can be found here.] (https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-ssh-keys--2) If you don’t set up an SSH key, that's okay, DigitialOcean (DO) will send you one to your email.
- Once setup with an IP, point your domain or subdomain to the IP from wherever you are hosting as an A record. Log in using
ssh root@ip.address.of.server
. Enter your password if needed. - Type
passwd
into the console to change the password of root to something you can remember. - If you want add a new user so you don’t have to use root then type
adduser [username]
in the console. Feel free to fill out the Fu