Installing a LetsEncrypt.org wildcard certificate on Linux using acme.sh and a DNS Api

Objective: To acquire and install a wildcard SSL/TLS certificate from LetsEncrypt.org to a GNU/Linux system with automatic renewal enabled by using a registrar’s DNS API to prove the ownership of the domain. In this case I’m using the Gandi LiveDNS API but the instructions work with other DNS providers with APIs too that have acme.sh… Continue reading Installing a LetsEncrypt.org wildcard certificate on Linux using acme.sh and a DNS Api

Migrating a Mediawiki to a new Linux server

To get you started: Get a Linux VPS. I chose Tavu.io, an ecohosting company with the data center deep inside the Finnish granite bedrock, a “renewable electricity only”-policy and a cloud infrastructure built on top of OpenStack. For OS I chose latest Debian Stable which was version 9 at the time of writing. Tavu.io created… Continue reading Migrating a Mediawiki to a new Linux server

Installing a Kubuntu 17.04 (again)

This is a blog post mainly about how to flexibly reinstall Kubuntu 17.04 GNU/Linux OS after the previous install running into troubled waters and break down. Cycle through more than one disk in the install clean approach so get an USB-to-SATA3 casing and some hard drives. The idea is that to install the next OS… Continue reading Installing a Kubuntu 17.04 (again)

How to set up a GNU/Linux server at Shellit.org ecohosting

    Trollböle et al gets its gear and moves to Björneborg. Consumerium.org acquires its first ecoserver from a company that uses electricity sourced from renewable sources only.   Objective: Set up a stack in efficient and clear manner in order to move the current Consumerium.org development wiki onto the new ecological server paying mind… Continue reading How to set up a GNU/Linux server at Shellit.org ecohosting