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the first things I do when I setup a new WordPress installation is harden it.
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SSH Tunnel Setup
Create an SSH key (Version 2) to allow passwordless replication:
$ ssh-keygen -t rsa
Copy the SSH key to the Master (assumes same user account on Master and Slave):
$ ssh-copy-id master.