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Let’s Encrypt + Nginx: Three Months Into Beta
Nginx Plugin During Early Beta When Let’s Encrypt started their closed beta, their documentation warned that their Nginx plugin was experimental. Using it as the authenticator to obtain certificates seemed to work, but using it as the installer would almost certainly guarantee that your Nginx configuration would become a jumbled mess. But that automated installation […]
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Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates and Nginx
HTTPS and Encryption by Default Encryption by default has become the new standard for web applications and many of the world’s top busiest sites have already made the switch to serving content via HTTPS. Google is no stranger to encryption, having made HTTPS the default for many of their apps long before it was cool,…
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First Look at Google Domains
Google Domains A month and a half ago Google announced their new domain registration service, Google Domains. It’s still in beta so you need an invitation code to try it out. Luckily, I received an invitation just a couple days ago and it even came with a free one-year standard domain registration. Search and Registration…
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Domain forwarding using Amazon S3 and Route 53
Drawback to domain forwarding provided by some registrars Many companies offer handy extras such as domain forwarding along with their domain registration services. However, in order to use forwarding you have to use their name servers for your domain’s DNS. Your registrar’s DNS management tool could limit your use of certain record types or subdomains…
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Domain WHOIS privacy variations among registrars
I registered my first domain in 1998 when Network Solutions was the only option and domains could easily be hijacked by spoofing an email. Back then, WHOIS privacy didn’t exist and personal details could easily be scraped for marketing/spam. This resulted in me getting a load of junk mail to my home that I didn’t…
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Rackspace and DigitalOcean VPS Comparison
For the past year I’ve been a Rackspace customer. I don’t have anything major with them, just a lower end virtual private server running Ubuntu that I primarily use for hosting personal projects and hobby development work. I’ve been happy with their service, but lately I’ve started to pay more attention to some of the…
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Does TLD make a difference in domain transfers
For years I’ve done all my domain registration through DreamHost. They’re fine for basic domain registrations, especially if you don’t plan on needing to update your DNS records often or especially if you host sites with them anyway. As I’ve started to experiment more with managing servers, I’ve been doing many more DNS tweaks, which…