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How I upgraded from a standalone 1Password 6.x licence to 1Password (7+) cloud subscription on OSX

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This is how I upgraded from my standalone 1Password 6.x family licence to a 1Password 7 cloud subscription on OSX. I am not reviewing 1Password here.

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This is NOT a paid endorsement, this is output from my legitimate quest from upgrading an old stand-alone family licence to a cloud subscription. I have been using 1Password for the past 5 years and have recommended it to everyone I know.

Always backup your data before updating (things can go wrong), good luck. At the time of writing 1Password 7 was not out of beta.

Why

I have a number of guides on moving away from CPanel, Setting up VM’s on UpCloud, AWS, Vultr or Digital Ocean and let’s say 1Password has helped me store everything from service invoices, SSH password service passwords etc. I did have a stroke last year (caused by the flu (a cough) and luckily all is OK ) and I now realise that having everything out of my brain and in a secure vault is a good idea (touch wood).

Reasons why I use 1Password – Password Manager.

  • It is a good idea to use a password manager.
  • It has allowed me to have a different password on every site I use.
  • I managed to stop using my old “same” password on every site I used since the 1990’s.
  • I am paranoid (check out https://howsecureismypassword.net/, https://haveibeenpwned.com/ and google “sites hacked” or “passwords exposed”).
  • It’s a good idea.

1Password 7 News

1Password 7 has been hitting my twitter timeline, should I upgrade? Here is the official upgrade guide.

Security Researcher Troy Hunt’s – https://haveibeenpwned.com/ is now a feature in 1Password 7

I wrote a PHP implementation to check a password exposure level with Troy Hunt’s pwned passwords API and know it’s a good idea.

Also, there are loads of great features in 1Password 7.

1 Password site showing 1Password 7

Anything that can help create secure passwords is a good idea.

1Password Twitter Support Shoutout

Before I begin I would like to acknowledge the patient 1Password support team on twitter. They answered well over 20 questions from me and handled my frustrations of there not being a clear standalone family licence, I suspected a plot to force people onto a cloud subscription at first.

In an ideal world upgrading, 1Password should be an easy process (1Password Twitter Support indicated)

NBN Support

Load’s of 1 Password activity on Twitter

Before I downloaded the latest 1Password 7 I fired heaps of questions at the twitter support. I hope 1Password give them a raise or bonus.

1Password Twitter DM's

I did spend way too long reading past the negative 1Password support posts on “where is the standalone licence”, “beta discounts are gone”, “why so expensive” and “how can I upgrade from 1password 6 and still use dropbox” etc.

1Password Forum Searches

I ended up logging a support ticket (looking for the unicorn beta tester discount/stand-alone licence, I think I was too late to join the beta program).

1Password Forum Support

I backed up my 1Password 6 data

Always take backups of your data before upgrading anything.

    • Open your existing 1Password 6
    • Click File, Export, All Items
    • Choose a File Name and press Save
    • Verify Data (open Finder)

    Backup Existing 1Password 6 Vaults

    I also backed up the 1Password file in Dropbox before upgrading. Simply drag it to your desktop.

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    Backup Dropbox Vault

    I visited https://1password.com/extlink/signin/ and…

    1. Signed in (create an account if you don’t have one), I had one from a previous support ticket I logged.
    2. I chose “Individual” account type.
    3. Specified my Email Address
    4. Verified My Email

    1Password signin process

    Then I..

    1. Added my Name
    2. Skipped the Credit card option (to activate the trial)
    3. Generated a master key (this is combined with your password)
    4. Created a new password for a new password vault
    5. Logged in
    6. Saved my Emergency Recover PWF (with details)

    Account Details

    I did have a peek at the 1Password SSL certificate strength and other tools and they came up all good (I don’t want to use an insecure service).

    You too can test SSL on sites with https://dev.ssllabs.com/ssltest/

    Check 1Password SSL

    The only concern I have is TLS 1.3 is not an option yet. I use it on my blog’s web server (guide here) also a few SSL labs identified weak cyphers are presented as available from the server (Is this an issue)?

    I also had a look at Google Chrome’s developer console to see if anything out of the ordinary was popping up? The console appears a little chatty? TLS 1.2 was in force securing the client/server communications so that’s nice.

    1Password Website Debug Output

    Now that I am logged into my cloud 1Password (trial) account I can…

    1. Add/View/Edit/Delete items in my vault.
    2. Download desktop/mobile apps.
    3. Import data to vaults.
    4. Turn on Two Factor authentication.
    5. Create/Edit/Delete a password vault (or set as default).
    6. Update billing details (if you wish to subscribe)
    7. Contact Support

    Get 1 Password Apps

    Now I can connect my new 1Password cloud account to my local 1Password 6 installation by.

    1. Open 1 Password (on my Mac)
    2. Open the Preferences and go to the Account tab
    3. Click on Scan the account details
    4. Move the scan window over a QR Code (Setup Code) in a logged in 1password.com screen (login detail like login server, master key and username are auto-entered).
    5. Enter my vault password.

    Loud Account

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    Now I am prompted to import my local 1Password data into the cloud account from my local 1Password.

    Import Old Items

    When the import completed I was prompted to delete the local vault (I said yes because I backed it up).

    Remove Old Vault

    Tip: 1Password 6 on my Mac did not appear to delete the Dropbox data so I deleted this manually.

    After a few minutes, I noticed Dropbox was still syncing files?

    1Password is still using Dropbox

    Troubleshooting: I had to set my new cloud vault as the primary vault to save to and not the old vault that was syncing via Dropbox. I also deleted all links to Dropbox on iOS and Android devices.

    I did notice that 1Password was 6.8.9 (I thought 1password 7 was the latest?, I did try the update button). I ended up ticking “Include beta builds” and then 1Password 7.0 is a download option (maybe this will change in the next few days)?

    Opt Into Beta

    I opened 1Password 7 on my local desktop.

    1Password 7 instaled

    I had a quick look around in 1Password 7 for the https://haveibeenpwned.com/ feature. I opened an existing account I added to 1Password. It look’s nice.

    Vulnerable Passwords Feature

    Some nice alerts and features I noticed when viewing my data in 1 Password 7.

    Some 1 Password features noticed

    Aside: I had to opt into beta builds on Windows to get 1Password 7 too.

    Windows 1Password Instaled

    Summary

    When I set out and wanted a stand-alone licence but it appears I would need to pay for a licence on Windows and Mac and portable devices.

    I overlooked an earlier DM from 1Password (that provided the purchase links) so I decided to go with a subscription (I think I missed the BETA program too, no reply from the hockey app email when opting into beta on Windows).

    Standalone

    Buy standalone licences

    From what I could see standalone licences only work via Dropbox (or locally) and not via the 1Password cloud.

    However, the subscription does away with the requirement to buy multiple licences (all apps are free once you subscribe). I am not sure when 1Password 8 is coming out so I think it is wiser to go with a yearly subscription (that’s about 10.8c a day in Australian peso’s).

    Time to Subscribe

    I pulled the trigger and subscribed 🙂

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    One nice thing is the trial time is added on to the subscription length so if you have 30 days left in the trial it add’s on to the yearly subscription length (13 months), that’s nice.

    Subscribed

    Conclusion

    Happy = Yes (they are shooting fish in a barrel)

    Could have been easier to upgrade from 1 password = Yes

    I hope this guide helps someone.

    Find out more about 1Password at http://1password.com/

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    Open a Windows 10 Boot Camp Installation on OSX in Parallels (like a VM)

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    This guide will show you how you can open a Windows 10 Boot Camp Installation on OSX in Parallels (like a VM).

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    Installing Parallels on a Mac allows you to install Windows in A VM, this is handy but you may want to install Windows on a Mac drive with Boot camp (guide here)  for better performance.

    Can you load this VM-less Windows install in OSX rather than reboot it, the answer is YES (with Parallels v13).

    Setup your Windows Bootcamps (see my guide here).

    Create a new VM image in Parallels (Select Boot Camp)

    New Image

    Click Continue

    Use Windows Bootcamp

    Confirm the reaction warning.

    Before You Proceed

    Name the VM and choose a location

    Location

    Set desired memory etc.

    Choose your desired clipboard and disk access settings.

    Options

    Done, now Parallels will prepare your VM (Really Boot Camp)

    Created

    Preparing

    Creating VM

    Parallel tools will be automatically installed.

    Configuring

    Done, you will now be able to load your Apple Bootcamp partition as it is was a VM inside OSX (or boot it)

    Windows

    yes, the VM file is pointing to the Boot Camp partition.

    VM File

    I hope this guide helps someone.

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    How to install Windows 10 Pro alongside an OSX partition with Apple Boot Camp

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    This guide will show you how to install Windows 10 Pro alongside an OSX partition with Apple Boot Camp.

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    I have a number of guides on moving away from CPanel, Setting up VM’s on UpCloud, AWS, Vultr or Digital Ocean along with installing and managing WordPress from the command line. I use OSX to develop and occasionally need to use Windows to achieve some development tasks, this is how you can install Windows on an Apple PC.

    Apple Boot Camp

    Apple Bootcamp software can be found here: https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201468

    Bootcamp

    Bootcamp Steps.

    BootStrap Steps

    You can download a Windows 10 ISO here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/software-download/windows10

    Download ISO

    You will need to plug in a 16GB or larger USB key to use as an install medium.

    Download Boot Camp

    Download AppBoot Camp here: https://support.apple.com/en-au/boot-camp

    Start Apple Boot Camp, click Continue, Tick all options, select the Windows 10 ISO file (beware Bootcamp will select the first ISO file it finds, ensure your USB is selected, Click Continue (tip: You may need to er format and prepare the USB key 10 times, Apple Bootcamp is not the most reliable program), It may take 6 hours to copy files pre Window Setup).

    Bootstrap Steps

    Choose your Windows partition size (at least 200GB is ideas)

    Partition

    When the Bootcamp Wizard is complete you can reboot into Windows (automatic at the end of the wizard)

    Windows Booting

    Enter the desired details in each step (e.g Local, Windows Key, Windows Version, Partition and Country etc)

    Windows Setup Options

    Loads more steps like Keyboard Layout, Domain, Microsoft Account, Password and Cortana and Privacy etc.

    Windows Setup Options

    Windows is now installed, Apple Bootcamp will set up appropriate drivers for your Mac,

    Instaling

    While this is happening I will install Google Chrome Canary.

    Chrome

    Bootcamp has now finished setting up drivers.

    Bootstrap Done

    Windows 10 Start menu (I prefer OSX’s simplicity)

    Windows Strart Menu

    You can set up your prefered Startup disk in the Apple System Preferences or press the Option key on startup and choose a partition to boot.

    Bootup Options

    Update: Open a Windows 10 Boot Camp Installation on OSX in Parallels (like a VM)

    Read this guide will show you how you can open a Windows 10 Boot Camp Installation on OSX in Parallels (like a VM).

    Windows

    I hope this guide helps someone.

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    Using Cloudflare DNS servers to speed up the internet and add privacy on OSX

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    Below is how I setup my OSX to use Cloudflare’s new DNS servers to speed up internet browsing and add privacy on OSX

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    Cloudflare has launched a DNS service: https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-1111/

    DNS Performance

    You can view worldwide DNS performance by viewing https://www.dnsperf.com/#!dns-providers

    DNS Performance

    I check the DNS at my router, I am using ISP provided DNS servers.

    Review DNS

    Cloudflare DNS

    On April Fools 2018 Cloudflare Released a DNS server service.

    Snip from here: “DNS: Internet’s Directory Nearly everything on the Internet starts with a DNS request. DNS is the Internet’s directory. Click on a link, open an app, send an email and the first thing your device does is ask the directory: Where can I find this? Unfortunately, by default, DNS is usually slow and insecure. Your ISP, and anyone else listening in on the Internet, can see every site you visit and every app you use — even if their content is encrypted. Creepily, some DNS providers sell data about your Internet activity or use it target you with ads.”

    https://1.1.1.1/

    Set Cloudflare Nameservers using OSX

    Open the Apple System Preferences, click Network, click on your Network (Wifi or ethernet), Click Advanced then DNS and add 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1

    Alternatively, you can manually set your DNS servers in OSX by editing the /etc/resolv.conf, by default SX will inherit DNS settings from our router.

    Troubleshooting: Clear DNS Cache

    Debug DNS Data

    Confirm Cloudflare DNS from the OSX Comand line

    Privacy

    I am not sure if Cloudflare is any more private than using ISP DNS but I’ll happily use it.

    Speed

    I can’t tell if DNS is faster, I did ping my ISP DNS before switching and it was about the same (sub 25ms), time will tell.

    Conclusion

    I have used https://www.opendns.com/ before and loved the dashboards, I hope Cloudflare add dashboard options too.

    I hope this guide helps someone.

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    Backing up OSX or an Ubuntu server with Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage from the Command Line

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    This computer will show you can back up computer or server with Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage from the Command Line n OSX and Ubuntu.

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    This post is still being written. I have a number of guides on moving hasting away form CPanel, Setting up VM’s on AWS, Vultr or Digital Ocean along with installing and managing WordPress from the command line. Also, I have blogged about how you can add block storage to a Vultr server, backup and restore snapshots , syncing files with rsync along with using GitHub and Bitbucket but what do you do if you need to backup large amounts of data?

    Backblaze has a Cloud storage solution that costs as low as $0.005c a GB (a month), The first 10G is free. Backblaze say “From bytes to petabytes Backblaze B2 is the lowest cost high-performance cloud storage in the world. ”

    Back Blaze have open sourced internal drive enclosure designs and drive failure stats and it’s time I gave them a try.

    Goto https://www.backblaze.com

    Backblaze

    Create or sign in.

    Backblaze Login

    After you login got the dashboard.

    B2 Cloud

    Click Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

    Activate B2 Cloud

    Signup

    Create a Bucket

    Create Bucket

    Name the bucket (long names with a GUID are good).

    Name the Bucket

     

    You can rename the bucket here and change public/private and or upload/download files manually.

    Manage Bucket

    The first thing I did was limit the versions of files under the lifecycle settings for the bucket.

    Version Settings

    Now I created a series of subfolders to store files from different servers (I could have used many buckets but one bucket will do).

    Folders

    I can upload files via the Backblaze bucket GUI if I needed to.

    Upload and Download

    Back Blaze has a command line tool for uploading: https://www.backblaze.com/b2/docs/quick_command_line.html

    Install Steps

    Backblaze state “The B2 command-line tool is available from the Python Package Index (PyPI) using the standard pip installation tool. Your first step is to make sure that you have either Python 2 (2.6 or later) or Python 3 (3.2 or later) installed.”

    I have Python 2.7 installed

    Install PIP

    I ran into issues updating b2 CLI

    I tried installing via the alternative method (with no luck)

    I tried running the setup script (with no luck)

    Upgrading setup tools also failed

    Backing up a Mac via command line with B2

    More to come when I can get B2 CLI Installed.

    Backing up a an Ubuntu machine via command line with B2

    More to come when I can get B2 CLI Installed.

    Update

    My ticket with Backblaze was automatically closed with this note “If the issue is persisting, it may be easiest to map the installation to the user folder, rather than the system level.”

    No ideas how but something to research.

     

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    OSX speed tested before applying Spectre and Meltdown patches in 10.13.2

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    Below is a quick post of how OSX speed fairs before and after application of the OSX 10.13.2 update (that fixed Spectre and Meltdown CPU issues).

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    I read of up to 30% speed drops with Redis after Spectre and Meltdown patches and was curious how OSX faired.

    News

    Apple Confirms ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’ Vulnerabilities Impact All Macs and iOS Devices, Some Fixes Already Released [Updated]

    MacOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Update Released with Bug Fixes 

    Patches

    macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Combo Update + Supplement Update

    Benchmarks (before applying patches)

    Here are Cinebench R15 benchmarks on OSX 10.13.1 before upgrading to 10.13.2 on a 2-year-old  core i5 based iMac.

    High Sierra 10.13.1, Cinebench R15 and TG Pro running in the background.

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    CPU: 490 cb points.

    Now time to test the GPU in Cinebench…
    osx-speculative-002-before-cinebench-cpu-gpu

    GPU: 79.33 fps.

    Now time to run a Geekbench CPU benchmark.

    Here is a breakdown of the scores (2 mins after a fresh reboot and the best of three runs).
    osx-speculative-003-before-geekbench-simple

    Geekbench Single-Core Score: 4433

    Geekbench Multi-Core Score: 13,005

    Here is a breakdown of advanced GeekBench tests…
    osx-speculative-004-before-geekbench-detailed

    I tried to update to 10.3.2 via the software updates but my network was having troubles (human error, my firewall was too aggressive)
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    I downloaded the manual 10.13.2 update from Apple (not realising my firewall was blocking the app updates (I blocked app updated as soon as spectre news hit so I could write this post)).

     

    I downloaded and opened the 2.8GB 10.13.2 update.
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    PKG was extracted from the DMG.

    osx-speculative-006-manual-update-003

    10.13.2 Installation Wizard.

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    I solved my networking issues (disable my firewall) and was able to verify the installation of the 10.13.2 patch and download further 10.13.2 supplemental updates.
    osx-speculative-006-manual-update-005

    I verified all 10.13.2 updates were downloaded and installed and rebooted three times.
    osx-speculative-006-manual-update-006

    2 Minutes after a reboot I ran the same Cinebench R15 CPU benchmark.
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    CPU: 484 cb 

    osx-speculative-008-after-cinebench-cpu-gpu

    Cinebench R15 CPU dropped  about 6 points (about a 1.22448979591837% drop, not massive)

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    Geek bench Single CPU scores fell from 4433 to 4194 (about 5.436498984886081% slower, not as bad as I expected).

    osx-speculative-009-after-geekbench-advanced

    Geek Bench Multi CPU scores fell from 13,005 to 12,868 (about 1.053440984236832% slower, not as bad as I expected).

    Versions of Software

    Cinebench R15

    osx-speculative-010-after-cinebench-about

    Geek Bench

    osx-speculative-010-after-geekbench-about

    Results

    Cinebench CPU

    Graphs are unfortunately zoomed in (I could not find out how to tell Excel to zoom out).  I will update when I find out how to zoom out results.

    Green/Left = OSX 10.3.1.

    Blue/Right = OSX 10.3.2 (post Spectre/Meltdown Patch).

    osx-speculative-011-cinebench-results-cpu

    Cinebench GPU

    Green/Left = OSX 10.3.1.

    Blue/Right = OSX 10.3.2 (post Spectre/Meltdown Patch).

    osx-speculative-012-cinebench-results-gpu

    Geekbench Single CPU

    Green/Left = OSX 10.3.1.

    Blue/Right = OSX 10.3.2 (post Spectre/Meltdown Patch).

    osx-speculative-013-geekbench-results-single-cpu

    Geekbench Multi CPU

    Green/Left = OSX 10.3.1.

    Blue/Right = OSX 10.3.2 (pst Spectre/Meltdown Patch.

    osx-speculative-014-geekbench-results-multi-cpu

    Geekbench Other

    Green= OSX 10.3.1.

    Blue = OSX 10.3.2 (post Spectre/Meltdown Patch).

    Note: Most results were slightly slower but some were faster post patch.

    osx-speculative-015-geekbench-results-detailed

    Conclusion

    It looks like performance falls 1-5% on a 2 year old system, not as bad as I was expecting.

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    Adding HTTPS to Apache on OSX High Sierra

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    This guide will help you create and install a self-signed SSL certificate in Apache on OSX (HIgh Sierra) to aid local SSL/HTTPS development.

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    I usually force HTTPS traffic on everything I develop (see code below in PHP).  This PHP code will direct all HTTP requests to HTTPS.

    Also, you can deny non-https traffic in NGINX with online servers by editing your/etc/nginx/sites-available/default file

    Add this to your Nginx sites available file (above) to force SSL at the web server.

    You can also deny port 80 connections in your firewall and NGINX if you don’t trust the directive(s) above.

    Apache Configuration (sor https)

    Edit httpd.conf

    Uncomment lines with these text strings in httpd.conf

    I had to find my and “httpd.conf” file

    Find your “httpd-ssl.conf” file

    Copy the config file (just in case a future update overwrites it).

    Now go back and edit the “httpd.conf” file

    Add the following line (to the end of the file, on a new line) so the new SSL config file loads.

    You can have a look at the file “httpd-ssl-localhost.conf”. Take note of paths in the VirtualHost node.

    Generating a Key and Certificate

    Generate a Key (I prefer filenames start with “localhost” so future updates to not overwrite it).

    Check that file files ” localhost.crt” and ” localhost.key” were outputted to “/private/etc/apache2/”

    Open “/private/etc/apache2/original/extra/httpd-ssl-localhost.conf” and replace the following text.

    Replace the following text:

    • “server.crt” with “localhost.crt”
    • “server.key” with “localhost.key”

    Changes shoud have been made to the following values in “<VirtualHost _default_:443>”

    • SSLCertificateFile “/private/etc/apache2/localhost.crt”

    • SSLCertificateKeyFile “/private/etc/apache2/localhost.key”

    Check your apache conf

    I had the following error

    OSX SSL

    I removed the invalid first line (I must have inserted something while searching using nano (I must have presses Option+W instead of Control+W to find in Nano)).

    I ran the Apache config check again and received the following error.

    I added my domain but with a 2 on the end for later use via local DNS.

    TIP: This will not by default allow you to load this address locally without, not without DNS changes (to be added soon).

    Restart Apache (you may still receive a warning about the ServerName (I Ignored it)).

    Restart Apache

    Loading Your Site

    You can now load the website localhost in your browser (it will show as insecure).

    Insecure localhost

    Click “Proceed to localhost (unsafe)”

    The reason for no trust is the self-signed cert is not trusted by OSX or browsers.

    Cert Details

    OSX Certificate Trust (Key Chain Access)

    Let’s tell OSX we trust this certificate (by adding it to the keychain)

    Restart Apache

    TIP: Check your certificate date in your browser, and clear your cache if older certificates are loading from cache.

    Results

    Great, Safari uses the SSL cert (and obeys Keychain’s Trust)

    Safari

    Google Chrome reports the Cert has issues (even though it is trusted locally). I will investigate and update this post soon.

    Chrome

    I suspect that Chrome will need to trust this cert fully to allow AJAX and API calls to be made.It’ss weird that Google Chrome has detected it is trusted by all users but does not trust it.

    This is my next link to research a solution.

    More

    Read Useful OSX Terminal Commands or Useful OSX Linux Commands and Securing an Ubuntu VM with a free LetsEncrypt SSL certificate in 1 Minute first.

    Hope this helps someone.

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    Useful OSX Terminal Commands

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    Following on my from Useful Linux Terminal Commands here is my Useful OSX Terminal Commands. This guide is handy for setting up a development OSX installation (e.g Apache, PHP, MySQL etc). I will update this post when I find new commands.

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    First, read my Useful Linux Terminal Commands post.

    Normally I set up Ubuntu servers in the cloud on Vultr (read my guide here) or Ubuntu Servers on Digital Ocean (read my guide here) but this is how I can quickly set up a development environment locally on OSX.

    Useful OSX Commands

    Prevent your Mac from falling asleep

    Prevent your Mac from falling asleep (for 1 minute)

    Check Path

    Compare files

    Show hidden files in Finder

    Find file on OSX

    Find all listening ports

    Find process listening on port 80

    Find a Process

    Find A File (e.g httpd.conf)

    Note: OSX Apache Index file location is…

    To edit the default HTML file

    Built-In Apache

    Disable built-in OSX apache daemon

    Restart built-in Apache daemon

    View other startup daemons

    View All Startup Daemons

    Force network drives to automatically connect after each login (instead of manually connecting)

    More: https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/automatically-connect-network-drive/

    Set PHP as default Web Server delivered file in local Apache

    Set…

    Install PHP 7.0 on to OSX

    FYI: 7.1 and 7.2 are out but I find 7.0 is more stable with WordPress (read more here).

    More: https://php-osx.liip.ch/

    Create a diag file in your OSX Default Apache root

    Edit your default index file

    Contents

    Now load the file

    Debug Info

    Install MySQL on OSX

    Download: https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/

    Download MySQL

    Help: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/osx-installation-pkg.html

    Uninstall MySQL OSX
    Read: https://community.jaspersoft.com/wiki/uninstall-mysql-mac-os-x

    Add MySQL to PATH

    Reboot and Check the MySQL Service

    Service Status

    Check MySQL Version

    Login to MySQL from the Command Line

    Set a new root password (after logging in as root)

    fyi: You can obtain a good password here.

    Bonus: Install MySQL (PHP) management tool  (in Apache)

    Download: https://www.adminer.org/#download Save the file to /Library/WebServer/Documents/adminer.php

    Load Adminer in your browser and log in with your root password

    Login to Adminer (via Apache/PHP)

    Adminer

    Creating MySQL Tables in Adminer (via Apache/PHP)

    Create Table

    Adminer allows you to fully manage your MySQL (create databases, users, run queries, alter objects etc)

    Adding Records to MySQL with Adminer

    Adding Records

    Remove MySQL:

    Read more here: https://community.jaspersoft.com/wiki/uninstall-mysql-mac-os-x

    Get your Mac Processor Name

    Show All OSX System Settings

    Command:

    Show Live File System Usage

    Show last 10 lines of the system log

    Get Your Local WAN IP Address

    Get your Public IPV4 Address

    More to come.

    Hope this helps someone.

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    Below is the way I connect to a remote server via SSH keys generated on OSX.

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    Setting up a server

    When you set up an Ubuntu server on Vultr (read my guide on setting up a Vultr server for as low as $2.5 a month) or Digital Ocean (use this link to get two months free when you setup an Ubuntu server on digital ocean) you can specify an SSH key to use for remote connections during the server create stage (old guide here).

    How to create an SSH key on OSX to use to connect to a remote server

    Run the following command (“sudo ssh-keygen -t rsa“) to generate an ssh key paid in “~/.ssh/” on OSX.

    TIP: It is a good idea to also generate a passphrase to use with the key (double protection). You will be prompted to enter this password to use the RSA key.

    You can now see the generated keys in ~/.ssh/

    You can view the contents of the public file (you can use this when generating Digital Ocean, Vultr, AWS or Azure or other cloud servers).

    fyi: Replace 123.123.123.123 with your remote serves ip.

    How to connect to a server (the old way).

    As long as your host added the desired public ssh key file contents to the server (adding the public ssh key contents to “~/.ssh/authorized_keys” you will be able to connect to the server.

    Run the following command on OSX command line to connect to the server via SSH.

    You should see..

    Congratulations, you should now be able to connect to your server via SSH.

    Securing your ubuntu Server

    Read my guides here, here and here.

    Don’t forget to add a firewall and set up an SSL certificate.

    How to connect to a server (faster way).

    todo: ~/.ssh/config method

    Now we can connect to your remote server with the shorter method.

    todo: ~/.ssh/config method

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