tech notes from my desk
In continuation of the previous reverse proxy solution, here its using apache2 in /etc/apache2/sites-available/kewrunner.com.conf (for example). <VirtualHost *:80> ServerName kewrunner.com ServerAlias www.kewrunner.com ServerAdmin webmaster@kewrunner.com ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined ProxyRequests Off <Proxy *> Order deny,allow Allow from all </Proxy> ProxyPass…
To HTTP or to HTTPS, that is the question. This lab hack takes me deep into the domain.conf which controls all the VirtualHosts *:80 and VirtualHosts *:443 entries. RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST| ^(?:www\.)?(.+)$ RewriteRule…
Neat trick after subdomain is created, want to preserve the url for example lets look at this lab hack (its been edited to not reveal actual address, but it certainly works) #Reverse Proxy in Apache Syntax <VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin kewrunner@gmail.com…
Using netstat command check to find out what is consuming port 443 # netstat -tulpn | grep 443 tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:443 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1508/sshd tcp6 0 0 :::443 :::* LISTEN 1508/sshd Notice the process ID that are assigned You…