New Server Setup
Thanks to my buddy at Pau Spam, I’m now hosting this blog on my own dedicated box. I had an old Shuttle PC, so I loaded it up with plenty of Hard Drive space, put Ubuntu Server (Ubuntu optimized for servers) on it, and now I feel free as a nerdy bird.
I want to give a shout out to Pau Spam. They are a local Hawaiian company offering spam filtering as a service, among other services. If you need to stop spam from ever seeing your inbox, contact Pau Spam. Plus, they are really nice guys.
As I was moving my server over from my previous VPS, I realized how many little services or plugins I use. Setup was a bit slower than I had anticipated, but in the end, fairly quick and easy.
So, a quick list of some of the services that I use:
- EditDNS - for hosting my DNS. I could do this myself, but they have a good interface and run multiple DNS servers. And it’s free.
- PacNames - DNS name registration. I don’t know why I use them, I just always have.
- Ubuntu Server - Ubuntu. Server. Easy.
- WordPress - Blog software
- Feedburner - for tracking feed subscriptions. Easy, free, and fun to watch the stats.
- Feedburner Feedsmith plugin for WordPress - links wordpress feeds to feedburner
OK, back to work!
