One to read: “Stop exposing port 22 to the world. It’s time to rework your remote access methods – toolr.io”
As found on Cloud burst… causing a flood of snippets by my colleague, this post details how to set up AWS SSM to replace your bastion host in AWS with authentication tied to your AWS account. Looks impressive, and means you can have an entirely SSH-ingress-free environment! Win!
I’ve talked a lot recently with colleagues and peers about writing git commit messages (particularly in the wake of Hacktoberfest, but also following this recent post: One to read: “My favourite Git commit”), but this is a useful document that lists the standards to follow, no matter where your commits are going!
I try to follow these guides (heading no more than 50 characters, body containing the changes that occurred and why) but I don’t always succeed. But, it’s a goal to aim for!
One to read: “8 Questions to Ask Someone Other Than “What Do You Do?””
I read an article like this a few months ago, and it really resonated with me. Sometimes I forget to ask, but on the whole, this is a good thing to do – everyone hates the “where do I rate against you” question, and these are great questions to break the ice which don’t involve that question!
One to read: “Setting up a mail server with OpenSMTPD, Dovecot and Rspamd – poolp.org”
This is a particularly extensive and well written article. If you’re thinking of running your own email service, this is the comprehensive guide to it for OpenSMTPD and Dovecot. Great work!