Install and use Vim Text Editor on your Cloud Server

James Ensor 5wire, CentOS, Tutorial, VPS 7 January 2021
Introduction If you’ve never heard of Vim, or “vi” for short, this article will change your life*. One of the most powerful text editors accessible from the command line is the vim editor. Built on…
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OpenSSL Essentials: Working with SSL Certificates, Private Keys and CSRs

James Ensor 5wire, Security, Servers, Tutorial 6 January 2021
OpenSSL is a versatile command line tool that can be used for a large variety of tasks related to Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and HTTPS (HTTP over TLS).
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How To Secure Apache with Let’s Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04

James Ensor 5wire, Servers, Tutorial 4 January 2021
In this tutorial, you will learn how to secure Apache with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04, using the Apache client Certbot to obtain a free SSL certificate and set up your certificate to renew automatically.
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Initial Server Setup with CentOS 8

James Ensor 5wire, Servers, Tutorial 3 January 2021
Initial server setup with CentOS 8 - this guide will cover everything you need to know about manually setting up your CentOS 8 server.
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