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Server Migration

Server Migration

I had a need to migrate this server to a different provider for cost reasons. This was also a good chance to document my process since I did NOT do that last time. I ended up going with Digital Ocean. Amazon, Linode, and Digital Ocean all had the same specs

Reducing Image Sizes For Entire Blog

Reducing Image Sizes For Entire Blog

I am lazy and when I add photos to this blog I do not do ANY resizing or adjustments. Well, over time, I have realized that having multiple multi-Megabyte size images on a page is not great for load speeds. So I looked for a way to reduce all of

New NAS and Backup Strategy

New NAS and Backup Strategy

I finally got a NAS (Synology DS216se) for the house to keep our photos and other important files safe. I was starting to get really nervous about losing data both on the home computer and this server as well. The new NAS required a good backup strategy. I really wanted

Cloudflare - Free Tier

Cloudflare - Free Tier

While researching ways to improve the speed of this website, I recently found out that Cloudflare offers a free tier of service to personal websites and blogs. Everything I read made this seem like a pretty easy move and the benefits of increased security, speed, and DOS protection seemed like

Making My Server IPv6 Compatible

Making My Server IPv6 Compatible

I got a Reddit message from a user who is running a single stack IPv6 setup and was unable to access my website. I thought I had everything in order to make this work but apparently not. Thanks to this user for reaching out so I could fix the problem.

Update All The Things - MySQL Migration

Update All The Things - MySQL Migration

My Ghost installation recently informed me that an update was available. I usually try to take care of these as quickly as possible and have a little script the did all the updating for me. So I blindly kicked off my script and promptly bricked my Ghost install. Ghost Update

Confluence Server With NGINX Reverse Proxy

Confluence Server With NGINX Reverse Proxy

It has been a while since my last post but I finally have something worthy of sharing...how to set up Confluence Server using the same reverse proxy as my Ghost installation. If you are curious about that process, you can see it here. As I got started working through

Installing Ghost *OR* Why Every Site Should Be Encrypted

Installing Ghost OR Why Every Site Should Be Encrypted

I have been wanting to do a blog for a while for multiple reasons. 1. I a $200 hosting credit from work to do whatever I want with. 2. I enjoy writing and want an outlet to do a bit from time to time. 3. I think my opinion matters