Right now I've got a basic lamp + bitcoin (lampcoin machine setup in SUSE studio. Haven't published yet but was figuring before publishing I should make sure there's no obvious mistakes I'm making.
What you're saying is good advice and before I'd launch a website of any sizable amount I'd be sure to follow them. But I was hoping to create a small box that will allow people to  develop their web apps but develop them in a reasonably secure manner. If you've got some time I'd be more than happy to have your thoughts on the build.

Yes I manage Linux web servers for a living. I'm more specifically asking about hardening bitcoind. I know the website suggests things like firewalling the RPC port to only allow access from where it suppose to. For example if you've got a webserver and a dedicated bitcoind box only allow connection to the bitcoind box from the webserver. Stuff like that I understand. But what other general tips on locking down bitcoind are there. It's always easier to miss the little things when you don't have a checklist.

Relatively new to bitcoin but wondering if there is a specifc set of bitcoin best practices when dealing with web servers and bitcoind?