docker-compose-certbot

A slightly more secure Docker-first solution to running NGINX as a reverse proxy with automatlically updated Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates using nginx, acme-companion and docker-gen

Introduction In a previous blog post, I a to run nginx as a reverse proxy, with automatically updated Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates that is entirely depends on several Docker images that were originally developed by Jason Wilder, eliminating the need for the shell scripts and the cron job. The solution uses a nginx-proxy Docker container […]

Secure PDF Redactions: a Script Based Approach using ImageMagick

In today’s digital landscape, PDF documents have become a ubiquitous medium for sharing information, ranging from professionally generated reports to scanned copies of vital documents. There are numerous scenarios, be it for privacy concerns, security protocols, or compliance with legal requirements, where redacting certain pieces of information from these PDFs becomes necessary. A common method […]

docker-compose-certbot

A Docker-first solution to running NGINX reverse proxy with automatically updated Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates using nginx-proxy and acme-companion

Introduction In a previous blog post, I presented a solution to use docker-compose to obtain and renew a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate and configure NGINX to use it. The solution depended on using two docker-compose files, one for the initialisation and the second for operation, as well as a cron job, and a couple of […]