Introducing TechPress All-In-One
For years I have been frustrated by how most WordPress themes claim to be lightweight or developer friendly but still require a small universe of plugins just to deliver even...
Ubuntu
Self-Hosted WordPress Made Simple
In a previous post, I walked through the step-by-step process of setting up a LAMP stack and deploying WordPress on Ubuntu. While that approach is great for learning the fundamentals,...
Automate Your Elgato Key Light Air with Microsoft Teams Presence
If you're anything like me, you've probably joined a video call only to realise your lighting isn’t quite right. I use an Elgato Key Light Air, and I wanted it...
Secure Dynamic DNS Updates to Azure with AzureDNSSync
Like many home users, my broadband connection comes with a dynamically assigned public IP address. This means that my IP can change at any time sometimes without notice, which can be...
OpenVPN Site-to-Site setup
Setting up a Site-to-Site VPN is a powerful way to securely link two remote networks—such as a home lab and a cloud environment—so they behave as if they’re on the same local...
Cost effective IPSec Site to Site VPN with Azure and UDM
There are many ways to establish a VPN between my UDM and Azure andI’ve tried them all, but, for the best result I would still recommend using an Azure Virtual...
Creating a local SMTP relay using Postfix and SendGrid
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....
Recovering your self hosted WordPress sites on Ubuntu
So, you are backing up your Ubuntu Server but what happens when you have a failure? or you delete something from the server? How do you go about recovering it?...
Backing up your Ubuntu web server and database
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...
Recommended updates to your self hosted WordPress
So, now your site is up and running you'll want to get a few things installed on it as a base. for me I like to enable things like Multifactor...