# install 
# add apt registry: https://packagecloud.io/EventStore/EventStore-OSS/install
apt install eventstore-oss

#if you need eventstore to run on a port < 1024
sudo setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+eip $(which eventstored)

# edit /etc/systemd/system/eventstore.service
# add `RestartSec=5` to section [Service]

# mount data disk
dmesg | grep SCSI
fdisk /dev/sdc
n
# (accept all defaults)
p
w
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdc1  
mkdir /data
mount /dev/sdc1 /data
blkid
# add line to /etc/fstab
UUID=33333333-3b3b-3c3c-3d3d-3e3e3e3e3e3e   /data   ext4   defaults,nofail   1   2

# discard unused blocks
sudo apt-get install util-linux
line="* * * * * fstrim /data"
(crontab -l; echo "$line" ) | crontab -

# edit /etc/eventstore/eventstore.config

mkdir /data/eventstore
chown eventstore:eventstore /data/eventstore/ -R

# enable and start it!
sudo systemctl enable eventstore
sudo systemctl start eventstore

# view status 
sudo systemctl status eventstore

# in case of issues stop the service and run this in the shell
/usr/bin/eventstored

# enable unattended security updates
https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-setup-automatic-security-updates-on-ubuntu-1604/

# protect the server by taking the steps described in
https://www.thefanclub.co.za/how-to/how-secure-ubuntu-1604-lts-server-part-1-basics