If you plan to setup a small private Photo Cloud Server and you try to setup “Seafile Community Edition” there are some MAJOR Points (disadvantages) to know: Seafile Community Edition has limited Functions (5 Users) The Photo Files saved on “Data Blocks Files” like on “IPFS” with hash Keys as Names You need a MYSQL Database, MAJOR if broken by Updates all Photos lost! Seafile is based on Python Framework Software if any SPECIAL needed Python-Module is broken by a Update your Photos lost! I have tested many Setups, the big OS-RELEASE Changes often a big Trap cause broken Dependencies […]
Category: Apache
Webserver Port 80 open or close
If you hold a website and use SSL/HTTPS with Certificates theres is often the question should i block Port 80? The most Admins think after the Major Changes of the Browsers to pull first HTTPS Port 443 they can close the HTTP Port 80. But you should NOT do it! Why? most Bots scan at first Port 80 for Content or for Listening Web Servers. More Details: https://letsencrypt.org/de/docs/allow-port-80/
Apache2 evasive Problems with WordPress
If you use Apache2 / Apache24 and anti-hammering tools like the Modul evasive and security2 as addon fail2ban than you can fail blogging. Problems: Apache2 Module “evasive” must be fine tuned for WordPress go /etc/apache2/ if you use default enabled auto-safe drafts of posts can let you look like a Attacker so disable auto save by wp-config set “define(‘AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL’, 86400);” !! on small systems redis and other cache technics can generate too additional hidden “posts” traffic to the Apache2 & SQL checkout the system by disable all security addons and fine tune settings, if ok enable them again.. try wordpress […]
Nextcloud Owncloud Upgrade Traps
If you use Nextcloud (Owncloud) and you login into the Admin Panel the Updater display you that your Setup is outdated, you MUST handle as follows to PREVENT System Problems: Do FULL-BACKUP the Server Setup before you CHANGE something! Pre-Check Nextcloud Version dependency‘s of PHP-Version and MYSQL Version! Cause Nextcloud offers NO System PRECHECK or Auto-Stop! Login into the Server via SSH Console and go to the /var/www/nextcloud folder. Run: sudo -u www-data php /var/www/nextcloud/updater/updater.phar Read Upgrade Echos on Console Advantage the Console-Version is mostly faster and more stable than the browser! Relogin as Admin to the Nextcloud Panel! In 99% of Problems the […]
mj12bot hammer mediawiki
Here some IP’s of some Botnet Servers of mj12bot.com: the Botnet ignores robots.txt and hammers on Mediawiki’s! A sorted output of a Log done with : cat /var/log/apache2/other*.log|grep MJ | awk '{ print $2 }' | sort | uniq -c | sort -n Output for ufw Firewalls: 162.210.196.97 144.76.3.131 148.251.195.14 5.9.158.195 173.208.157.186 176.31.255.65 178.63.34.189 69.30.198.186 144.76.60.198 40.121.210.108 5.189.152.91 5.9.66.153 69.30.198.242 69.30.205.218 81.109.126.245 192.99.10.47 If this doesn’t help the use “Apache AUTH Basic” to block unwanted access!! It’s easy to setup.
WordPress Gutenberg Editor fails on modsecurity2
If you use modsecurity2 Plugin Filter on a Apache2 / Apache24 Setup then on my Blogs Gutenberg fails to SAVE Pages and Drafts. Workaround: Install the old but useful “Classic Editor Plugin” and replace Gutenberg for all Users! Background: It seems the lastest stable mod_security2 Rules not modified for Gutenberg post urls!