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bash

How to Install and Configure Apache on Ubuntu 

sudo apt update

To install Apache on your server, use the following command:

Oct 21, 2024
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Tutorial
bash

How to Create SSL for a Website on Ubuntu

Add the following lines under your server block to enhance security:

ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
ssl_ciphers "ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384";
ssl_session_timeout 1d;
ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:10m;
ssl_stapling on;
ssl_stapling_verify on;

Oct 21, 2024
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Adding a Subdomain on an Apache Server 

   sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/blog.example.com.conf
   <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerAdmin admin@example.com
       ServerName blog.example.com
       DocumentRoot /var/www/blog.example.com

       <Directory /var/www/blog.example.com>
           Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
           AllowOverride All
           Require all granted
       </Directory>

       ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/blog.example.com-error.log
       CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/blog.example.com-access.log combined
   </VirtualHost>

Aug 21, 2024
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python bash

Deploying a Flask Application on a VPS Using Gunicorn and Nginx 

# HTTP to HTTPS redirection
server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    listen [::]:80 default_server;
    server_name developerbreeze.com www.developerbreeze.com;

    return 301 https://developerbreeze.com$request_uri;
}

# HTTPS Server Block
server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
    server_name developerbreeze.com www.developerbreeze.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/developerbreeze.com/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/developerbreeze.com/privkey.pem;
    include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf;
    ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem;

    root /path/to/your-flask-app;
    index index.html;

    access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;

    location / {
        include proxy_params;
        proxy_pass http://unix:/path/to/your-flask-app/developerbreeze.sock;
    }

    location /static {
        alias /path/to/your-flask-app/static;
    }

    location /favicon.ico {
        alias /path/to/your-flask-app/static/favicon.ico;
    }

    location ~ /.well-known {
        allow all;
    }
}
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/developerbreeze /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default

Aug 03, 2024
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