I checked one of the sites I use Let’s Encrypt free SSL certificates on SSL Labs’ SSL Test recently and found to my dismay that they only got a “B” grade while I was pretty sure I got an “A” grade before. Looking at the details it showed the intermediate certificate chain to be incomplete […]
Author: GHDpro
Enabling http/2 on your sites with Ubuntu and nginx
HTTP is the most important protocol on the web, but hasn’t had a major update in a long time (HTTP 1.1 was introduced in 1997). In May 2015 however the HTTP 2.0 (HTTP/2) standard was published. The new standard promises increased speed. As of right now http/2 will only work on HTTPS sites. Although the […]
Getting snmpd to work through IPv6
I have Cacti installed so that I have pretty graphs (CPU/load/memory/disk/network) for all my servers (VPS) in one place. I just enabled full IPv6 on one of them and Cacti stopped working. The problem wasn’t Cacti though, it was the server it was now trying to contact through IPv6. As I only need SNMP for […]
Let’s Encrypt in Public Beta
Let’s Encrypt is now in public beta phase. It allows you to create free unlimited trusted SSL certificates that work in all browsers (all relevant browsers anyway). There are now no excuses for adding SSL encryption to your website(s). That isn’t to say that Let’s Encrypt isn’t without flaws: the certificates you can get are […]
Mandrill support for vBulletin
Update February 2016: Mandrill has announced changes that if I understand them correctly would mean for my sending volume I’d go from paying $65 in the past two years to $30/month in the future. Needless to say, I’ll be moving away from them a.s.a.p. and do not recommend them anymore to anyone! Of course I […]