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Host Multiple Websites with jwilder nginx-proxy and letsencrypt-companion

Introduction Two years ago, in 2018, I was introduced to Docker by a colleague of mine who was a brilliant programmer. Thus, I started my Docker journey on my own by reading tutorials online. I was developing a WordPress website...

Create Helpdesk Ticketing System with Google Apps Script

Introduction When a business expands with increased headcounts, there will be more incoming IT helpdesk requests from its employees. There will always be this period of time where the single IT staff will have to answer phone calls, reply to...

Change Domain for WordPress Docker Container with phpMyAdmin

Are you trying to migrate an existing WordPress Docker container to a new domain URL? One might change domain for a couple of reasons. For example, change in brand name, favorite domain in .com becomes available or change to different...

How to Resolve iptables: No chain/target/match by that name

Introduction If you encounter such error, it means that the CONFIG_NETFILTER module was not complied in your kernel. All VPS (virtual private server) that I owned from DigitalOcean, AWS, Google Cloud and other lesser-known host providers have it by default...

Config Examples for liximomo SFTP Sync Extension – VS Code

Introduction Visual Studio Code is one of the most popular code editors these days. There are many plugins (also known as extensions) developed for Visual Studio Code in the marketplace and I am going to introduce a must-have extension for...

PNY Elite 480GB USB 3.0 Portable SSD Review

Introduction Whatever you call it - thumb drive, flash drive or just plain USB, is a wonderful little gadget that had since made CD obsolete. Gone are the days when we are required to boot up Windows CD to install...

How to Backup WordPress Database and Directory Docker Containers

In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to backup Docker containers for services WordPress and MySQL in a docker-compose.yml file. If you read enough backup articles like me, you will find that some articles relate to just...

Email Verification using Laravel Fortify

Introduction It was my first attempt to use Laravel email verification to build an online web application and I shortlisted Fortify for account authentication as it provides register new and login pages out of the box. These two pages were...

Using Ansible to Automate Deployment for Apps and IT Infrastructure

Introduction Ansible is one of the few configuration management tools in the DevOps environment. It is an infrastructure automation platform used to deploy our applications and systems rapidly to enable continuous integration and continuous deployment. While there are others like...

How to Backup Databases and Files, Rotate and Rsync to Remote

We should always schedule backups for our website files and databases but should never keep the backups only in the server which your websites and databases reside in. If you are on solid cloud providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS)...

Setup Cheap Self-Hosted WordPress with Domain for just $7/year

By Mike Goh April 12, 2020Developers Technical TutorialsDomain DNS, Web, WordPressNo Comments

Do you know the difference in service provided between wordpress.com vs wordpress.org? You can register for a free hosted blog at wordpress.com with limited features or you can subscribe to their paid plans to unlock them. However, at wordpress.org, you…

How to Make ‘docker-compose’ Short and Quick Using Aliases

By Mike Goh April 12, 2020Developers Technical TutorialsCommand LineNo Comments

Have you at times need to type docker-compose repeatedly to bring containers up and down or to check processes while in development? Here is a neat trick to shorten docker-compose to just 2 letters dc. This is a one-time change…