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NameCheap for Email is…
Only recently start tinkering with Namecheap email and it looks good enough to pass the sniff test. I'm going to move some email services to their platform and try it out. Right off the bat I noticed their setup for 3rd part DNS providers seemed a little weak but I...
Hostwinds DNS Cheat Sheet
Here's a link to Hostwinds DNS Management. Their system is a little different then other DNS hosts. https://www.hostwinds.com/guide/add-a-domain-record-to-the-cloud-dns-manager/
WordPress upgrade problems
There's a lot going on. I Changed VPS hosts. I upgraded Ubuntu from 14 to 18, of course PHP and a slough of other shit. Then of course upgraded from Wordpress 4.6 to 5.2. Been dealing with various random issues. Here are a couple from today. Installed LetsEncrypt and...
Reference Apache Commands
Here's a list of Apache commands and operations. Load & Unload Apache sites (Explicitly name the *.conf file if needed) a2ensite /etc/apache2/sites-available/* a2dissite /etc/apache2/sites-available/* Recycle Apache (Compared to service apache2...
How to export all DNS records
Quickly Move DNS. The answer is you can't but don't back button yet, it only takes a few steps. Let me explain. Some DNS stuff is inherent and other stuff is referenced. For that reason it can't be discovered 3rd party. Things like A, MX and TXT records are inherent...
GoDaddy or NoDaddy
Full disclosure, I never recommend GoDaddy to anyone, EVER! I think they spend more on Superbowl commercials than infrastructure. Here's a chat transcript with a GoDaddy Support Rep. I had an A Record configured and the IP kept resolving to a GoDaddy IP. In the end I...
Error occurred in deployment step ‘Recycle IIS Application Pool’: The local SharePoint server is not available.
For security and availability purposes we've moved away from using the SharePoint Farm account for development. Adding new devs to your farm can be pretty simple if you know what tools to use. Frist, I always add my devs to the local admin group. Second you need to...
Setup and Configure No-IP Solution for Azure Service Bus
NO-IP offers dynamic domain services, You can read more about dynamic domain services here. No-IP is free and you get three hostnames. You can upgrade to 25 hostnames for 20$ a year, its pretty cheap. Oh, and the free version you have to confirm your hostnames once a...
On Prim SQL to Azure Mobile Services Guide
This is not a guide, or a tutorial, this is my scratch pad for creating a hybrid cloud model that implements a 2-tier application model (Data Tier, Application Tier). This blog entry will evolve over time as the Azure tools evolve overt time. [3/14/15/] Overview...
Connect On Primise SQL to Azure
With Azure Service Bus you can connect your on premise SQL to Azure Web Sites and the like. I haven't had a chance to do this my self, keep looking for more posts related to Azure Service Bus. This is how you would configure hybrid model for resale....