confusedpuppy
I had a nice weekend which was needed. Met up with a friend to go to a techno party. One guy who came and danced with us for a while called us cute. I'm guessing he saw us having a good time enjoying the music and talking to people and it seemed like he enjoyed our vibes. It was a super nice compliment for both of us though.
After the party my friend and I went back to her friend's apartment to chill until the morning when I could catch a train back home. We talked and shared music while she sketched away. It was so chill and a nice way to unwind.
When she dropped me off at the station, she gave me a hug that felt a little extra, like there was a little appreciation behind it. I think she was happy to have someone who was able talk and laugh about some small mistakes which she was able to learn from throughout the night.
I treat her like a person just as I would with anyone else. It makes me feel good to have that affect on people. It also makes me a little sad that this type of treatment towards other people seems to be rare... It really takes far less energy to be accepting than it does to wake up angry and bitter at innocent people.
Other than that, I'm really growing tired and frustrated with technology dependence we are being cornered into using. Technology is a constant source of frustration and yet it feels like the majority have normalized the use of technology and headaches it comes with. It feels absurd and it's exhausting.
I'm trying hard to enjoy the moments and people that bring me happiness but there are times where my mind wanders towards the future. It gets so hard to breath in those moments...
When I get the motivation again I will give this a try. A while ago I was wondering if a tool like this existed so it's nice to see it pop up now. Thank you for this.
For verification I used the built in certificate manager in Nginx Proxy Manager. I generate an API key from Cloudflare for a DNS zone:zone:edit key with the domain I am using. Then I chose DNS verification in Proxy Manager and put the API key in the edit box. This has been successful every time.
Do you use Cloudflare Tunnel or are you using Cloudflare as a Dynamic DNS? I've had issues with certbot but I think I just wasn't using it properly, what process did you use for DNS verification?
I'll give your suggestions a try when I get the motivation to try again. Sort of burnt myself out at the moment and would like to continue with other stuff.
I am actually using the Cloudflare Tunnel with SSL enabled which is how I was able to achieve that in the first place.
For the curious here are the steps I took to get that to work:
This is on a Raspberry Pi 5 (arm64, Raspberry Pi OS/Debian 12)
# Cloudflared -> Install & Create Tunnel & Run Tunnel
-> https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/get-started/create-local-tunnel/
-> Select option -> Linux
-> Step 4: Change -> credentials-file: /root/.cloudflared/<Tunnel-UUID>.json -> credentials-file: /home/USERNAME/.cloudflared/<Tunnel-UUID>.json
-> Run as a service
-> Open new terminal
-> sudo cp ~/.cloudflared/config.yml /etc/cloudflared/config.yml
-> https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/configure-tunnels/local-management/as-a-service/
-> Configuration (Optional) -> https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/configure-tunnels/local-management/configuration-file/
-> sudo systemctl restart cloudflared
-> Enable SSL connections on Cloudflare site
-> Main Page -> Websites -> DOMAINNAME.COM -> SSL/TLS -> Configure -> Full -> Save
-> SSL/TLS -> Edge Certificates -> Always Use HTTPS: On -> Opportunistic Encryption: On -> Automatic HTTPS Rewrites: On -> Universal SSL: Enabled
Cloudflared complains about ~/.cloudflared/config.yml and /etc/cloudflared/config.yml not matching. I just edit ~/.cloudflared/config.yml and run sudo cp ~/.cloudflared/config.yml /etc/cloudflared/config.yml again followed by sudo systemctl restart cloudflared whenever I make any changes.
The configuration step is just there as reference for myself, it's not necessary for a simple setup.
The tunnel is nice and convenient. It does the job well. I just have a strong personal preference to not depend on large organizations. I've installed Timeshift as a backup management for myself so I can easily revisit this topic later when my brain is ready.
Nginx Proxy Manager has been handling certs for me, I'm not sure how it handles certs since it's packaged in a docker container. I can only assume it does something similar to Caddy which also automatically handles certificate registration and renewals. So probably certbot.
All I know is that NPM has an option for DNS challenges which is how I got my certs in the first place.
That's what I thought. NPM is handling the certs just fine.
Could it be that I'm setting up the reverse proxy wrong? Whenever I enable SSL on that reverse proxy, the connection just hangs and drops after a minute. I'm not understanding why it's doing that.
My ISP blocks incoming data on ports 80 and 443. I also require a Dynanic DNS to handle my changing IP address. The only way I found to obtain a Let's Encrypt certificate is through a DNS challenge in this situation.
I can definitely run without Cloudflare but I won't have SSL which will affect federation.
Women are already entering the trades. Where will men go after women become a noticeable portion of the trades work force?
My first thought is that men are scaring themselves into a corner that is the open arms of military recruiters.
For the moment I'm not saying much specific about it. There's no real big reason, it's just sort of how I like to do things. My parents always joked that I'd come back married one day and not even mention it.
I can try to message you when I'm satisfied with the progress of it. Otherwise I'll be around these posts in the future. After learning this much about networking, I'll feel pretty relieved. I'll be ready for the bigger and more important steps that come next.