Update: I’ve provided updated instructions using the latest Let’s Encrypt Certbot app at Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and WordPress From Scratch under section “Configure Secure HTTPS Access”. The latest Certbot will automatically modify the Nginx server block file and schedule the renewal task. See my previous post in the unmanaged VPS…
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See my previous post, Subversion Over SSH on an Unmanaged VPS, to learn how to set up Subversion on Ubuntu (running on a DigitalOcean VPS). In this post, we will learn how to create a script to backup the WordPress database and copy it from the server to our local…
Leave a CommentWhen I started my Do It Scared! blog (later moved to Folded Life), I did not have in mind any goal beyond sharing technical knowledge and random thoughts. As I’ve written more content, I’ve come to realize that my posts split into two very different camps, technical how-to instructions and…
Leave a CommentTwo weekends ago, on a Friday, my droplet was automatically upgraded to DigitalOcean‘s new cloud. I had received an email about the upgrade but had ignored it, believing that the upgrade would go smoothly. I was on a trip that Friday and the weekend, so did not check my website…
Leave a CommentSee my previous post, Upgrade Ubuntu and LEMP on an Unmanaged VPS, to learn how to upgrade LEMP and Ubuntu to the latest versions. In this post, we will install Subversion on the server and learn how to access it using Subversion over SSH (svn+ssh). Note: Though I’m doing the…
Leave a CommentSee my previous post in my unmanaged VPS (virtual private server) series, Nginx HTTPS SSL and Password-Protecting Directory, to learn how to configure Nginx to enable HTTPS SSL access and password-protect a directory. In this post, I will explore how to upgrade LEMP and Ubuntu. Upgrade LEMP While one can…
Leave a CommentSee my previous post in my unmanaged VPS (virtual private server) series, Nginx Multiple Domains, Postfix Email, and Mailman Mailing Lists, to learn how to configure multiple domains and get Postfix email and Mailman mailing lists working. In this post, I will configure Nginx to enable HTTPS SSL access and…
1 CommentSee my previous post, Install Ubuntu, LEMP, and WordPress on an Unmanaged VPS, to learn how to set up an unmanaged VPS (virtual private server) with Ubuntu, LEMP, and WordPress. In this post, I will configure Nginx to support multiple domains (aka virtual hosts) on the VPS, get Postfix email…
Leave a CommentUpdate: I’ve provided updated instructions using the latest Ubuntu 20.04 LTS at Ubuntu 20.04 to WordPress From Scratch. Before this post, I was hosting my website using a shared web hosting provider. Shared web hosting is convenient because the provider takes care of the software platform and its security updates…
4 CommentsEven more surprising, I was able to get Subversion over SSH working with my HostGator shared web hosting account. I had been searching for a private Subversion repository that I could use for my own projects. Something very simple for one developer doing infrequent source control file check-ins. I didn’t…
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