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IPv6 and AAAA records: do you need one, and when adding one breaks your site

The short answer: an AAAA record points your name to an IPv6 address, just as the A record points to an IPv4 one. It is not required: the site works…

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Orange cloud or grey cloud at Cloudflare: which records to proxy and which to leave DNS only

The short answer: every record in Cloudflare’s DNS has a cloud beside it. Orange (Proxied) means visitors talk to Cloudflare and Cloudflare fetches what it needs from the server. Grey…

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How to host several websites on one VPS

A VPS has one IP address and can serve as many sites as its memory and processor can carry. The web server picks which one to show from the name…

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DV, OV and EV certificates: which kind of SSL certificate you really need

The short answer: for almost every site, a DV (domain validation) certificate is enough, and it is the free one that already comes with your account. OV and EV add…

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Files that must never be public: .git folders, .env, backups and database dumps

The short answer: everything in the site folder can be requested by anyone who guesses the file name. Git folders, files with passwords (.env), copies like wp-config.php.bak and database dumps…

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HSTS explained: forcing https for good, and the trap of switching it on too early

The short answer: HSTS is an instruction your site gives the browser: “from now on, talk to me only over https, for X amount of time, do not even try…

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The free SSL certificate did not renew: why AutoSSL fails and what to check

The short answer: the free certificate that comes with the account (AutoSSL, from Let’s Encrypt) is issued and renewed by itself, but only if the server can prove the domain…

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www or no www: which address to choose for your site

Short answer: either will do, and the choice is mostly a matter of taste. What is not a matter of taste is picking just one, making the other redirect to…

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Typebot: building a WhatsApp conversation flow on your own server

Typebot is an open-source program for designing conversations in blocks, connecting boxes on a screen (a question, a choice, a decision) without writing code. The same flow can run in…

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I think someone got into my account: what to do in the first hour

If you suspect someone got into your account, change the password of the account’s e-mail first, then the My MozOut one, and only then check what was touched. The order…