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In this chapter, we’ll cover what cron is and how to get around some typical hurdles. Then we’ll set up automatic renewals of HTTPS certificates. Next we discuss why we don’t set up an email server and step through configuration of outgoing email sending.
Ashley Rich
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We’ll start this chapter with a benchmark of site speed without caching and end it with a benchmark with caching enabled. We’ll install Redis and a companion WordPress plugin that will work together to enable object caching. Next we’ll return to our Nginx config files and add a batch of directives to enable FastCGI Cache and tell it what not to cache, including some directives for WooCommerce.
In this chapter we’ll discuss HTTPS and why it’s so important before updating our DNS and obtaining our first SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt. Then we’ll add a new config file to Nginx for our first site complete with a redirect from HTTP to HTTPS. Next we’ll create a database for the site and we’ll use WP-CLI to install WordPress. We’ll wrap up with a discussion about creating more sites on the server.
In this chapter we’ll provision a new VPS at DigitalOcean with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. We’ll login to the server via SSH, configure the hostname and timezone, install software updates, and set up automatic security updates. Then we’ll create a new sudo user, set up SSH login with keys instead of a password, and disable SSH for the root user. We’ll also install a firewall and fail2ban to protect against intrusion attempts.
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How to automate your WordPress site deployment from GitHub. With technical details on what's needed to prepare for this process.
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How WAFs work, the types of threats they protect against, the pros and cons of various kinds of WAFs, and whether you should consider installing one.
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What Gatsby is, why you should think about it for your next Headless WordPress project, and how to set it up.
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Why host WordPress yourself? Understand the options and benefits so you can decide whether it's right for you.
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