/64. It’s not that hard.
As service providers begin to dish out IPv6 ranges, it's become apparent that they don't quite understand how IPv6 should be handed out. Handing out a single or smaller than /64 IPv6 range is unnecessary -- especially if you're a hosting provider. I've been hosting customers for a while, and recently acquired a new
DirectAdmin Wish-list
As I use DirectAdmin more and more, I've become very fond of the product and believe it's well worth the money for it. Like any product, however, I've got some wish-list items that would be great if the developers would integrate. Unlike most wish-lists, I've spent some time really digging into where these
Why I’m becoming a consultant.
As I've grown in life and my career as a whole, the ecosystem around working for an employer was off-putting. I felt stranded at many times because there was limited to no flexibility, and no room for discussions. As time went on, this began to become a burden. As a way out, I've
Why should you consider using an Email Relay like SES?
You've probably heard the warning about how running your own email server is difficult. For many years I've ran my own email server, and it is definitely anything but difficult. Spamassassin cleans up the spam, rspamd does the outbound filtering to make sure no accounts have been compromised and are sending spam. I've
Installing OpenLiteSpeed on DirectAdmin
I recently switched to OpenLiteSpeed server on my DirectAdmin (hosting this very blog!) and wanted to share the simple installation process and tweaking the total workers available! By default, DirectAdmin ships with stock Apache. In most cases, stock Apache will work, however, OpenLiteSpeed is a good alternative for your infrastructure! I won't spend
Configuring your DirectAdmin server to use Amazon SES
I've recently migrated from Plesk to DirectAdmin, and one of the things I wanted to configure was Amazon SES for sending emails through my server. I prefer SES due to the pay-as-you-go model. In one month if I send zero emails, I'd rather not be paying for emails, so this model let's me
Weekly Update 25: Enhancements to the blog!
I think this has been the quickest week so far this year. It's like time has flown by, and I finally got a chance to think about the past few years and the growth I've been able to experience. I'm very thankful for everything and everyone in my life. This last week has
Backing up the giants: DirectAdmin Edition
I recently decided it was time to upgrade my server, and I wanted to give my workflow a face-lift. I've been using DirectAdmin a lot recently, and it's shaped out to be quite a resourceful panel that let's me get stuff done. But, coming from systems like Plesk and cPanel with built-in decent
To this chapter of my ever changing life
It's with a heavy heart that I've decided to leave my full time day job. I'm headed on and upwards to run my own business!
Weekly Update 24: Progression
It's that time again, this week has gone by so quickly. I had a great day on Monday (Family Day) with my family. I've started forward momentum with my business, and both my wife and father are helping out on it now. It's incredible to sit back and watch this business grow piece-by-piece.