Create a new Debian server with Virtualmin

Increase SWAP if have 512 MB or below

$> sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/swap bs=1M count=1024
$> sudo mkswap /swap
$> sudo swapon /swap
$> nano /etc/fstab
# add the following line
/swap swap swap sw 0 0
# reboot and verify with the "free" command that you now have above 1GB of swap

Install basic packages

$> apt-get install php5-curl php5-gd

# php5-gd is for wordpress thumbnails

For Ruby on Rails servers

Now on its own post http://tech.yipp.ca/ruby/putting-ruby-rails-production-debian-virtualmin/