I've been using my droplet for over a year now, running nginx on an Ubuntu 18 system. I use Let's Encrypt to automatically renew SSL certificates, but I started receiving errors for the renewal process. Thus, I asked ...

Last night, my server was under attack. This happens a lot, and shouldn't be reason to panic. However, my node.js application sets up a connection with MongoDB, and this timed out. So this morning, the MongoDB was unr...

I have a node.js app which runs currently on the smallest droplet available. I am about to use socket.io for real time updates, e.g. for chat, in-app notifications etc. I have now come to the conclusion that I can hav...

I currently have two droplets running: one for my node.js backend running on Ubuntu 18.04 and one for my MySQL database running on the same OS. I also have an object storage to save profile pictures. Currently, we are...

I think someone is trying to get access to my server. In my logs, I can see the following requests: ::ffff:127.0.0.1 - GET / HTTP/1.0 200 12 - 1.210 ms ::ffff:127.0.0.1 - GET /drupal/ HTTP/1.0 404 146 - 4.361 ms ::ff...

I have added a fresh droplet with MySQL from the one-click apps to my account. The entire setup is working fine and I can access PhpMyAdmin as well as log in through terminal to change whatever I want. I used to set u...

I currently have a DigitalOcean Space for Object Storage in which I store pictures. Access to the files is set to Restricted in the admin panel, so when I go to myproject.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com, I recieve the "Pe...