Securing WordPress from Brute Force Attacks by Country Blocking on Nginx
After having looked after a number of WordPress websites over the last 7 years or so it has become apparent that the number of brute…
Installing LEMP on Ubuntu 14.04 with Nginx and NAXSI
Well, after my last tutorial about getting a LEMP server on Ubuntu 11.10 I’m very happy to announce that the process is now a heck…
Blocking Countries on Nginx without the GeoIP Module
Sometimes blocking entire swathes of the world is the way to go if you truly want a defense in depth approach on your web apps,…
Setting up Nginx with Cloudflare
I’ve written about the very excellent Cloudflare CDN before. It’s a fantastic content delivery network with inbuilt security, I love it. This is another quick…
Quick & Easy Nginx Load Balancer with Backend
This will be a very quick and easy example. Sometimes you may need to use Nginx as a front end, webcache, load balancer or front…
Nginx Not Showing Client IP and Varnish Not Forwarding Client IP
I came across a setup using numerous Varnish front end cache servers with one Nginx backend server. All built on Ubuntu machines. It appeared that…
How to Install a SSL Certificate on Nginx
Last time I showed how easy it is to create an SSL request on Nginx, this time I’ll show you how easy it is to…
How to Create a CSR with Nginx using OpenSSL
Creating a CSR to enable you to get an SSL certificate cannot be easier on Nginx especially when you use OpenSSL. SSH onto your Linux…
How to Install WordPress with SSH and Nginx
It feels like I’m installing a WordPress site just about every week, and I’ve put the following together to help me remember how to do…
Installing Nginx (LEMP) on Ubuntu 11.10
I’ve been using Apache for a number of years, and recently had to get Nginx working on Ubuntu for a client. There is a good…