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Victoria Drake Create a self-hosted chat service with your own Matrix server
A speed-run introduction to Matrix via Dendrite.

privacy 6 min read 2021-02-15 01:38:07 -0500 -0500
Victoria Drake Build your own serverless subscriber list with Go and AWS
How to build your own newsletter list with DynamoDB and SES email sign up confirmations.

api 7 min read 2020-11-10 04:52:50 -0500 -0500
Victoria Drake A cron job that could save you from a ransomware attack
How a simple scheduled job can help you quickly recover from ransomware.

cybersecurity 7 min read 2019-11-13 08:27:31 -0400 -0400
Victoria Drake Migrating to the cloud but without screwing it up, or how to move house
A practical guide to moving to cloud services with minimal downtime, using AWS examples.

aws 11 min read 2019-09-23 08:03:12 -0400 -0400
Victoria Drake How to set up OpenVPN on AWS EC2 and fix DNS leaks on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
A guide for setting up your own private VPN service, and understanding and fixing a DNS leak.

aws 14 min read 2019-08-26 09:01:23 -0400 -0400
Victoria Drake Why I'm automatically deleting my old tweets using AWS Lambda
From now on, my tweets are ephemeral. Here’s why I’m deleting all my old tweets, and the AWS Lambda function I’m using to do all this for free.

life 7 min read 2018-04-12 10:51:15 -0500 -0500
Victoria Drake Running a free Twitter bot on AWS Lambda
How to save some time with automated link sharing on Twitter - for free!

aws 6 min read 2018-03-05 10:29:15 -0500 -0500
Victoria Drake Moving to a new domain without breaking old links with AWS & Disqus
I moved my site's blog to its own domain without breaking old links or losing comments. Here's how.

aws 3 min read 2018-01-10 08:56:20 -0500 -0500
Victoria Drake Hosting your static site with AWS S3, Route 53, and CloudFront
A guide to using Amazon Web Services to serve your site with HTTPS. For (almost) free.

aws 7 min read 2017-12-13 20:46:12 -0500 -0500