By React Native Windows is Microsoft’s latest attempt to merge JavaScript with its Universal Windows Platform ecosystem. Having phased out the ability to create JS UWP apps in Visual Studio 2019, Microsoft is banking on the success of Facebook’s React Native platform to do a lot of the heavy lifting of
Change Max Character Limit for Mastodon Instance
Sometimes, 500 characters isn’t enough. Recently over at auspol.cafe we decided to up the limit to 1500 characters. There was a bit of trial and error, so hopefully this article should help anyone out there having their own troubles with this process. First, you’ll want to go to the Git
Force HTTPS on Apache via .htaccess file
It’s a good idea when hosting a web page to secure it with an SSL certificate. Once you have your SSL certificate installed on your server, it’s time to force your users to use HTTPS instead of HTTP. In the root directory of your website (for cPanel users this would
Secure SSH on CentOS 7
In order to leave your server without worry, you’ll want to secure your SSH daemon on your server. First, if you haven’t already, you should create an SSH key on your local machine: Next, copy that key across to your server: Once you’ve copied across your key, log into your
Install ConfigServer Firewall (CSF) on CentOS 7
ConfigServer Firewall (CSF) is my preferred alternative to iptables. It’s very easy to install. First, we need to prepare yum. You’ll want to be root for this: Next, download and install CSF from its source: Once that’s done, check whether the installation has worked: After that has run successfully, you