3.4 Servers, domains and keys for a client

Servers, domains and API keys belong to the business. In a client's business you can't open them from your Builder area: they stay with the owner, like their money.

The owner buys and owns

• The server, on their own login and wallet. Suggest Off-server backup and keep auto-renew on.
• The domain, on their own login. Keep auto-renew on.
• The API keys, made in their own Developer tools or Lynk Pay → Developers.

How you work on their server

1. Sit with the owner. They open Servers → Server access → Show login on their login.
2. While they watch, log in and make your own user (Module 1, item 1.4), with your SSH key. Never use their root password from your own laptop again after that.
3. Do the work as your user. Take a backup before big changes.
4. At handover, remove your user (sudo deluser --remove-home <you>) unless they keep you as their monthly builder, and show them Controls → New password so only they know root's password.

Keys: the owner creates them, and pastes them straight into the server file with you. A key never goes through your phone or chat.

Tell the owner, in plain words

• The server is a monthly bill from your Lynk wallet. If it isn't paid, it stops after 3 days and is deleted after 14 more.
• The domain is a yearly bill. If it lapses, your website and email stop.
• Lynk watches the server every minute and backs it up every day. If you get an SMS about a problem, call me.