Creating a local SMTP relay using Postfix and SendGrid

Reading Time: 7 minutes4 I had a question recently asking about what would be the best solution as a local SMTP relay after ditching the local Exchange Management Server after going purely cloud identities. There’s a few ways this can be done, using the Windows IIS SMTP service and link in with Microsoft 365, however, to my surprise, this […]

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Creating Multiple Security Groups in Microsoft Entra

Reading Time: 4 minutes3 I was recently asked if there was a quick way to create 180 plus Security Groups in Microsoft Entra. I used to do a lot of PowerShell Scripting but not done much in recent years. Also with the switch to Microsoft Graph for management now I was treading in new territory. Previously I would have […]

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Backing up your Ubuntu web server and database

Reading Time: 3 minutes2 Once you have your server up and running you’ll probably want to sort out backing it up on a regular basis. If you’re running your server in Azure, sure you can use the backup feature there, but where’s the fun in that? So what I planned on doing was to back the following up to […]

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Self hosting WordPress on Ubuntu 22.04.4

Reading Time: 5 minutes3 I’ve used various hosting services over the years including hosted WordPress, which has been good, but it can sometimes work out costly and also you do not have full access to the infrastructure. Ubuntu can be deployed easily on Azure for very little cost, or if you have the capacity you can host on your […]

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