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How to Edit Sensitive Information in asciinema Recordings for Secure Software Demos

How to Edit Sensitive Information in asciinema Recordings for Secure Software Demos

I wanted to create a quick demo of how I update the software on which this blog is hosted. I started by creating a video using asciinema It is a fantastic terminal recorder that, as described on their website, is "a lightweight, text-based approach to terminal recording." As

Upgrading to bookworm

Upgrading to bookworm

I have had a Linux distro running bullseye for a few years, sitting, idly for me to do something with it. And now that I have decided to play around with it, I did a quick check to see Debian's current releases. Upgrading an OS without any running

Setting a new Public Key in a VPS that has already been created

Setting a new Public Key in a VPS that has already been created

When I changed to a new computer my private keys were still on the other machine. One way to go about it is using a USB to copy the files over. But there is a better way to go about it. The geekier way. I had already secured the server

Basic vim movements

Basic vim movements

jk -> down and up hl -> left and right wb -> hop forward by a word and back by a word e -> hop forward to the end of a word ge -> hope backward to the end of a word Using the capitalized

Effortless SSH Connections: A Primer on ~/.ssh/config

Effortless SSH Connections: A Primer on ~/.ssh/config

There is a lot you can do with SSH's config file. However, this will be a brief introduction for you to get your feet wet. If you are connecting to multiple servers it may be helpful to be able to name those servers, instead of connecting to them

Essential linux tools

Essential linux tools

whoami whoami --help hostname --help | less date passwd #for setting a password su - #switch user, easiest way to switch user. # the `-` opens a login shell with the full environment of the target user. # on ubuntu systems su - doesn't work since root doesn't have

Hetzner Server Security: Preparing for Your Ghost Blog Installation

Hetzner Server Security: Preparing for Your Ghost Blog Installation

Warning: Read the whole document before making any changes. You can easily lock yourself out of the server when you strengthen it's security. I'll be using Ubuntu 18.04 for this, but what I want you to pay attention are the concepts and not so much