Two 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…
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See 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 CommentBefore 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 (though I am still responsible to update a PHP application like WordPress). And if there is a problem…
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…
1 CommentSurprisingly, I found that a Hostgator shared web hosting account supports secure shell (SSH) access and a shared secure sockets layer (SSL) certificate. For those who might not be familiar with them, SSH provides interactive terminal access to your account and SSL supports secure HTTPS browsing to your website. Note:…
Leave a CommentIt was quiet, peaceful Tuesday night when I attempted to log into my Ubuntu Linux server as the root user. Permission denied, I got back. I tried it again. And again. Access denied. What the heck? I’m sure it was the correct password. I then tried all the passwords that…
3 CommentsWe decided to migrate from a virtual OpenSuSE Linux server running on my desktop to a dedicated server hosting company. Unfortunately, I missed the OpenSuSE selection as an operating system choice and ended up choosing Ubuntu 64bit. Below are the initial steps I took to setup our development environment on…
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