How to Install HTTPS for Your Lightsail Server in 3 Steps

Installing an SSL Certificate On Amazon Lightsail (or any other cloud provider) Just Got a lot Easier with the HTTPS Configuration Tool I’m using Amazon Lightsail. It used to be a pain to install the lets-encrypt SSL service. Now it’s not. Bitnami released a new tool that completely automates the process called: The Bitnami HTTPS Configuration Tool Keep in mind this should be done on a fresh instance or install of a WordPress server (one that doesn’t already have CertBot or SSL keys previously Installed). Step 1: Open up your console using Putty or Amazon’s included console program on the Lightsail Website. You should see something like this make sure you are logged in as Bitnami: Step 2: Install Type in this code. This install’s the HTTPS configuration tool from Bitnami and configures the directories: Step 3 Run the program The next step is running and configuring the program. Just run the program using the code below and follow the on-screen steps in the console (like putting in your email address and agreeing to the EULA). Once you’ve done that, put in your website domain and you’re golden. That’s it. Literally. No paid plugins, no 20 step procedures, no pointless DNS TXT updates. HTTPS setup just got a lot easier  

How to Setup an Unifi Controller in the Cloud

The Easy Way With Pictures Hosting an Unifi Controller in the cloud is a great way to centralize your Unifi network, especially you manage multiple networks. However, there are quite a few steps and, they are constantly changing due to updates from the various vendors who must all work together in order for this to work. In fact, this is the reason I’m writing this blog. There are already how-tos out there on how to do this, but none of them work. So I made a new one. If it helps you, please leave a comment down below, I appreciate any feedback and love to stay engaged with you guys. Firstly, my instance has been set up using Vultr hosting. Vultr hosting offers competitive pricing for a VPS server, but there are many other providers if you want to go another route. Two things that you need to take into account if you use Vultr though: The first is that Vultr is missing some core components on a fresh install (Java & MongoDB) so we’ll manually install them The second is that the base server only uses an IP v6 address. Make sure to purchase at least a VPS with IPv4 capability This is for 5.10.26 of the controller software. More recent updates may change things I will go over how to set up a Domain name as well Setting up your server in the cloud Creating the server We need to set up and create a server. Create an …

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City of Lakeland Broadband Business Plan: Analysis and Key Findings

Lakeland’s Gigabit Plan: An In-Depth Analysis Part 1 An Overview & the Plan’s Impact On Lakeland Right now in Lakeland, there is only major provider to bring us the internet. That provider is Spectrum. They are a monopoly that offers poor service at a high cost. Most of us pay 65+ dollars a month for internet whose speeds, reliability, and service is sub-par. Many of us would choose another provider if we could. The city of Lakeland has been looking into providing internet service to its citizens as an alternative to Spectrum. A report was recently released that examines the possibility of such a network. Ultimately, we have to come together as a community to decide whether this is good for our community. The purpose of this blog post to take a closer look at the subject and provide commentary on the process. Key Findings Lakeland commissioners are thinking about creating a new ISP, VOIP and TV service This may reduce costs to citizens substantially, with the lowest tier only being 20 dollars a month The plan wants to utilize Lakeland’s existing fiber network A phased rollout Pilot Program is suggested Data Speed will be symmetric for residential access, but the upstream will be significantly limited for businesses TV based services should be outsourced to a third party provider but still sold through Lakeland’s ISP The City should create a separate department to service customers How it Started Deploying fiber has been on the Lakeland commissioner’s mind for quite some …

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Protect What You Love– Security CCTV Cameras:

CCTV Monitoring and Security

Closed Circuit Television Camera (CCTV) for Security and Business A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words – Closed Circuit Television Cameras: If you want to protect the things you value,  the best way is to keep a close eye on it. Using a Closed Circuit Television Camera (CCTV) is the most effective method of surveillance because it allows you to safeguard your home, business, or the people you love. CCTV is the use of video cameras to transmit a digital/analog signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors. The recorded video feed can be viewed in  real-time or saved for later screening by installing digital Video Recorders (DVRs). Benefits of CCTV Camera: CCTV has proved to be the star in the security sector of the world. The main objective of a CCTV camera is that it prevents crime. Having a camera in place has proven to reduce crime by 90%. Criminals do not like being watched Historically monitoring activities used to be difficult. The cameras were unwieldy, expensive, and large. But today the camera’s can be installed quickly, without cables and cheaply. CCTV Cameras on the business side saves you money. It motivates the workers and improves their efficiency. It also identifies which ones may be spending too much time gazing at their phones and can help provide valuable evidence for workplace incidents. In the criminal realm, CCTV has revolutionized police work. Solving a crime used to take weeks but now if the crime was committed in …

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Lakeland’s Growing: Check Out These Awesome Facts

Lakeland, Florida and its Growth History of Lakeland, Florida Florida became a state in 1845, and Polk County was established in 1861. After the American Civil War, the county seat was established southeast of Lakeland in Bartow. While most of Polk County’s early history centered on the two cities of Bartow and Fort Meade, eventually, people entered the areas in northern Polk County and began settling in the areas which became Lakeland. Lakeland was first settled in the 1870s and began to develop as the rail lines reached the area in 1884. Freedmen settled here in 1883, starting the development of what became the African-American neighborhood of Moorehead. Lakeland was incorporated on January 1, 1885. The town was founded by Abraham Munn (a resident of Louisville, Kentucky), who purchased 80 acres (320,000 m2) of land in what is now downtown Lakeland in 1882 and platted the land for the town in 1884. The name of the Lakeland is due to the many lakes near the townsite. Introduction Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, along Interstate 4 east of Tampa. The westernmost city in Polk County, is part of the Tampa Bay Area. According to the 2013 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 100,710. Lakeland is a principal city of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area (coterminous with Polk County). Which had an estimated population of 623,009 in July 2013 based on data from the University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research. The …

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Sheriff Grady Judd: Polk County’s Best Security System

Sheriff Grady Judd

They say that some people were always meant to be what they have become. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd surely is one of those people. Grady Curtis Judd Jr. started his police career as a dispatcher in 1972. He was only 18 years old when he landed that job. However, his dream to join the force and become a sheriff was born long before that. He was a mere 8-year-old when he saw his neighbor’s brother, Polk County Sheriff Monroe Brannen, wearing a uniform, a gun, and a badge. He knew his destiny and his goal ever since. Grady Judd worked a graveyard shift (11 pm to 7 am) for the Polk County Sheriff’s Office answering phones, all while attending the Police Academy from 8 am to 5 pm to complete the training necessary to join the Patrol Division. He managed to do that successfully in 1974. Born in 1954, he was the youngest deputy the department has ever had. Since he was still under 21 at the time, his father had to acquire his ammunition for him to comply with the Federal Law. It didn’t take Grady Judd too long to progress through the ranks. In 1982 he was promoted to a captain and transferred to a criminal division. Only 27 years young, he had 44 employees under his command, as well as a million dollar budget to work with. Every person working under him was older than him. Perhaps, that is why he was jokingly called “Captain Kid”. …

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