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Maybe Elon was right.

I have updated to WebStation 2.0, because I like the new shiny. I installed the Apache 2.2 backend, but it wouldn’t start, providing an error:

Failed to run the package service. 

I did some digging: when you install the Apache 2.2 WebStation backend, all the old WebStation configuration files...

Just as a preface, I am not some sort of deprived maniac: I am looking at my referrers, and trying to re-host any old, accessed content that people are linking to. Apparently, at some point, I hosted VacuumInjuries.pdf. And it is pretty consistently requested, and I hate returning 404s.

I have absolutely no desire to support old and shitty browsers. And, I want people with modern browsers to view over SSL/TLS.

But, when someone with an old and shitty browser views my website they don’t really have a good experience. And, older browsers and operating systems tend to not support TLS SNI, which is a technology used to allow multiple certificates to be presented by a web server, and is utilised by Let’s Encrypt.

I have been trying to set up a VPN on my Linode running RHEL 7. Many of the tutorials for this involve creating self-signed certificates, but why? I already have a perfectly valid Let’s Encrypt certificate available–I want to use that to secure my connection!

This is how I did it.

With the rollout of their new Dreamliners,

has become

It’s weird. I don’t like it.

Update: I have cogitated on it further… Now the old one looks dated and plain. Hmm.