Server configuration, running Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS

server_config

# Get the latest packages
apt-get -y update

# Install curl, git and python properties to be able to add repositories to apt
apt-get -y install curl git-core python-software-properties

# Install nginx
add-apt-repository ppa:nginx/stable #add nginx repo to get the latest version
apt-get -y update # update installed packages
apt-get -y install nginx # Install the latest stable nginx 
service nginx start # Start the nginx server

# For the database i'm going to leave it to you, but here is how you would install PostgreSQL
add-apt-repository ppa:pitti/postgresql
apt-get -y update

# The last package "libpq-dev" will help us build the PostgreSQL gem
apt-get -y install postgresql libpq-dev
sudo -u postgres psql

\password # Create a password for the postgres user
create user <user> with password '<password>'; # Create a new user
create database <database> owner <user>; # Create the database
\q

# Install Node.js to help us with Rails asset pipeline
add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
apt-get -y update
apt-get -y install nodejs

# Add a user for deployment
adduser <user> --ingroup admin
su <user>