Common directories

Updated on: 28.Dec.2020

The following is the common directories which we will access most of the time

•   /etc - stores all the configuration.  

• /etc/fail2ban

• filter.d - this directory stores the filter for generating the ban record.
• jail.local - this is the local configuration.

• /etc/nginx

• sites-available/default - this is the default website configuration file.

• /etc/ssh

• sshd_config - this is the SSH configuration file.

• /var - stores the www files, mysql data files, etc.

• /var/log - stores all the log files.

• auth.log - the access log.
• fail2ban.log  - the log file for fail2ban daemon.
• syslog - the system log that includes boot up and shutting down events.

• /var/nginx - stores the Nginx log files.

• access.log - the website access log. This will be useful for generating the web traffic report.
• error.log - stores the error like missing file and any other error.

• /var/www - stores the website that is hosting in this server. This

• /home - stores the user’s files.