Creative Solutions for a Smarter Future

Server Customization and Security - First Steps on a fresh Server

Today we’re going to take a look at how to configure and setup a Linux server so that it is secure. If you really dig it I created a couple of notes that you can use to further harden your server and customize it. If you are lazy wait a bit I will be creating an ansible playbook to automate everything. Prerequisites You already created an account at your favourite VPS server provider (Digital Ocean, Vultr etc.

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Welcome to my blog - Why I chose this stack

A few weeks ago, I decided to create my own blog. I also desperately needed a portfolio site to show my work and apply for a job. And I was reluctant to use a theme. So I researched what technologies would make the most sense to accomplish what I wanted. I wanted to keep it simple and follow the Progressive Enhancement approach to achieve my goal. What is Progressive Enhancement?

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Do you need a simple commenting system for your blog?

Give Cactus Comments a try, it’s great! It can be easily embedded into your personal blog and gives your readers the ability to comment on your posts. The best part is that you don’t even have to sign up to post a comment if you don’t want to. A simple, privacy-respecting commenting system, yay. And for further engaging you simply login to matrix and have a chat.

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