Why Can’t You Run WordPress on AWS’ S3 Static Hosting?
AWS provides free static web site hosting via its flagship S3 and CloudFront services. Free, serverless hosting? Sounds great! So why can’t you run WordPress with this? Lets take a closer look.
July 2018
Enemy At The Gates
In a matter of seconds blockchain hackers had launched more than three hundred EC2 instances in my AWS account; a breach that endured less than five minutes in aggregate but enabled them to steal more than three thousand dollars in computing resources at my expense.
June 2018
Setup SMTP Email on Open edX
With Open edX Ginkgo, integrating an SMTP email account like Google’s Gmail is as simple as setting a few parameter values in the four JSON configuration files for the LMS and Course Management Studio, each of which are located in /edx/app/edxapp/. Get SMTP email working on your Open edX instance in
How Much Does Open edX Cost?
Open edX is the industry-leading open source online learning management platform, but how much does it cost to setup and operate? The good news is that Open edX is a platform that can fit into most budgets, even while you’re trying to figure out your needs and requirements. Lets take
May 2018
Deploying Open edX In Small Institutions
This article attempts to highlight and provide insights on the key success factors to deploying Open edX in small, budget-constrained institutions.
April 2018
Add SSL Encryption to Open edX
Add a free Let’s Encrypt SSL/TLS certificate to your Open edX installation in just a few minutes using this step-by-step how-to guide.
Install Open edX Notes & Annotations
Get Notes & Annotations working on your Open edX native build. This post is a supplement to the official documentation, “How to Get edX Notes Running”, covering installation and configuration plus some pro tips on maintaining your environment afterwards.
Open edX Ecommerce
Get Ecommerce working on your Open edX native build. This post is a supplement to the official documentation, “How to Install and Start the E-Commerce Service in Native Installations”, covering installation and configuration, Django configuration, Nginx considerations, and PayPal integration.
Upgrading Open edX
Learn how to safely upgrade your Open edX installation to the most recent version. This detailed how-to walks you thru backing up, preparing your environment, and how to trouble-shoot common upgrade-related issues.
March 2018
Performance Tuning AWS EFS For WordPress
Get AWS EFS working with WordPress. This article covers must-know tips on configuring NFS file caching, getting Php to work properly with a NFS volume, actively managing AWS Burst Credits, site management considerations, and performance monitoring.