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Properly configure WordPress, Fail2Ban and CloudFlare to stop hacker bots

November 13, 2019 Dean CloudFlare, Hacking, Linux, System Admin, Tech, Ubuntu, WordPress

WordPress is probably the most used content management system. CloudFlare helps reduce load on your server with a free content delivery network for static assets.

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How to Install Fail2Ban 0.10 with IPv6 support on Ubuntu 16.04

November 6, 2019 Dean Linux, System Admin, Ubuntu

Ubuntu 16.04 doesn't have Fail2Ban 0.10.x in the distribution repositories, so if you want the newer version with IPv6 support you'll have to do the

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How to disable (or enable) IPv6 AAAA records added by CloudFlare

November 5, 2019 Dean CloudFlare, Linux, System Admin

I was surprised to find that CloudFlare created AAAA records for my domains when my server doesn't support IPv6 at all. Reading the CloudFlare community

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Access blocked web sites using a free Tor proxy – no VPN required

March 22, 2019 Dean Privacy, Tech

Censorship is on the rise, with Internet Service Providers arbitrarily deciding which web sites you can and can't browse. Thankfully there's an easy and free

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How to transfer funds from a Credit Card to PayPal

September 25, 2018 Dean Commerce, PayPal

PayPal doesn't officially support sending funds from credit card to PayPal by default, but there is a way you can accomplish it. Basically you need

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US federal regulations may suggest risk from aluminum in vaccines

April 3, 2017 Dean Health

Aluminum is commonly added to vaccines to stimulate the immune system to better respond to a live virus or bacterial toxoid. Regulations for drugs containing aluminum A strong

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