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Setting up a server for a research team. What should be in my checklist? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by bergetfew@sopuli.xyz to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I've been asked to set up a server for a research team at my university. I've already had the practice of setting a server at home, so I have a rough idea of how things should be done. Still, I wish to follow best practices when setting up a server for this use case. Plus I would prefer to avoid too much tinkering for the setup since I'm planning to keep the installation as simple as possible.

Following are some rough constraints and considerations for the setup:

Server computer is a Mac Mini (latest model I think?). I've been told they would replace macOS with Linux, still I believe I should ready if they don't (I don't have experience with macOS at all)
Server will be situated in university and provided a static IP address
Team needs remote access to the server, presumably comfortable with using CLI
I am unlikely to be permitted access to server myself after setup, so it should be ready to be managed by the team
Extra hardware and/or paid software could be arranged but to a limited extent and within reason

I don't think they have really any requirement other than having remote access to the server. I think SSH should suffice, however I was wondering if I could also arrange for backups, GUI server panel etc.

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[–] m@social.tthi.as 2 points 1 year ago

100% this. After a couple of decades working in universities, I can tell you it's a research integrity issue just waiting to happen - especially if they’re working with human data. Who’s going to be doing the ongoing maintenance? Installing updates? Making sure that nobody pokes holes in the security? What’s going to happen to the data on the server when the funding runs out?