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Let’s Encrypt with Certbot and Firewalld

Let’s Encrypt with Certbot and Firewalld

The next step towards making Fossadventures.com a great website is enabling HTTPS. This was much easier than I expected thanks to Let’s Encrypt and the fantastic Certbot tool. I used this openSUSE instruction page.   Step 1: add the required repo with the command: sudo zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/python/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/devel:languages:python.repo   Step 2: update the repositories: sudo zypper refresh   Step 3: install the Certbot application: sudo zypper install certbot python-certbot python-certbot-nginx   Step 4: run the Certbot application: sudo certbot –nginx…

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Securing WordPress with plugins

Securing WordPress with plugins

It’s time to spend some attention to the security of this website. From years of reading ICT technology news, I was painfully aware that WordPress websites are a prime target for hackers. And from my initial week of having the website online, I had already discovered a couple of visits from malicious IP addresses in my access log. The book “WordPress Visual Step by Step for Beginners 2018” recommends installing the Wordfence Security plugin. This is an Endpoint protection solution….

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Solving Permalinks with Nginx Virtual Host file

Solving Permalinks with Nginx Virtual Host file

After reading the initial 3 chapters of the book Nginx HTTP server – Third Edition, I was ready to tackle the permalinks problem again. I started adjusting the nginx.conf file with renewed knowledge. Something interesting happened when I adjusted the server_name to .fossadventures.com and tested the nginx.conf file. The test indicated that this server name was already in use. I decided to look for additional .conf files in /etc/nginx. And then found the culprid in the vhosts.d folder. This xxx.conf…

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Breaking my WordPress website with Permalinks and Nginx

Breaking my WordPress website with Permalinks and Nginx

My first challenge is setting up my WordPress website correctly. I have ordered the e-book “WordPress Visual Step by Step for Beginners 2018” by Alvin Wells. The book is 103 pages in length and contains the basic instructions for setting up a WordPress site. It is practical enough to get started. Before my adventure started, I had already looked at various WordPress themes. I decided on the Cannyon theme, as it featured a good looking green color scheme. That’s a…

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The start of an adventure!

The start of an adventure!

I have been a long fan and user of openSUSE. This started in 2009, when I first got a job in ICT and thought that it was a good time to switch to Linux. openSUSE was my choice because a German Linux distribution had a feeling of high quality (like German cars). In the following years I learned to love all the technical decisions that were made by the openSUSE project. I started to learn more and more about Linux…

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