Until now I’ve relied upon the private keys that were already installed when I got my VPS. This, of course, is insecure since they might have been compromised, meaning, nobody knows where that priv...

I’m a fan of PmWiki because it’s so easily installed and needs no database. It only requires PHP on the server. The wiki pages are kept as simple files, with makes it very easy to backup and restor...

HTTPS for Webmin is pretty easy, see yesterday’s post, but getting SSL to work with Apache took a couple of hours. Here are the steps and pitfalls. First, enable the “ssl” module. I’m using Webmin...

Windows Movie Maker has quite a few tricks up its sleeve. Apparently it’s possible to customize the included effects. Do this by placing this file in a newly created folder C:\Program Files\Movie M...

The default compression choices in Microsoft’s Movie Maker are rather slim, but fortunately it’s possible to add your own compression profiles. To create custom profiles, first install the latest W...

OK, easy indeed: openssl req -new -key ssl-cert-snakeoil.key -out ssl-cert-snakeoil.csr Again, I’ve used the primary key generated by dovecot to generate the Certificate Signing Request. Copy-pas...

The Webmin webserver is using a self-signed certificate by default, ie. a certificate that’s not authenticated by a (known) Certification Authority. I’ve been looking up and down for a “certificate...

I still have to get used to my new role as a linux server administrator. I tried to login to my server the other day but accidentally mistyped the server address as “pizzapazzi.zom”. Of course, pu...

This site is still inaccessible from China, so I decided to get some new hosting with my own dedicated IP. I went with rimuhosting: my own linux VPS at $19/month! Immediately moved all my websites...

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