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Hi folks, a while ago a rolled a website on wix and I am getting tired of how hard they are pushing upsells. "Oh you want a form with one more field? That will cost twice as much as you're paying now. Oh you don't want our branding all over the emails you send through us? That's another $20" I want to work on transition to more of a host agnostic solution to avoid this poo poo. My requirements: -low traffic (couple dozen site visits a day maybe) -reliable - used for a small business -some sort of backend coding - I used wix code heavily, but I imagine I can work with node.js or maybe php -web hook endpoints -database - I'm not an sql expert, so some management interface would be good. -secure web accessible back end where I can make some web apps that interface with stripe. -some ability to roll back when I or a co-worker inevitably gently caress something up. -a way to manage content (after site is set up) that doesn't require coding I think this is pushing me to rolling a virtual private server with frequent backups but it does leave me with one big concern: I am not an internet security expert and I have no capacity playing computer janitor once things are set up. Any recommendations on which direction to get started with?
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DarkLotus posted:If you just need a website that works, go with shared hosting. If your needs evolve, you can easily move to a VPS if that works for you at that time. If shared hosts can let me download all my content in a way that can work with other hosts, I am happy to give it a try. E: I guess one important thing to check is if the shar d host has, or is willing to install the stripe api for me. CopperHound fucked around with this message at 21:39 on Oct 6, 2020 |
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Oct 6, 2020 21:32
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DarkLotus posted:Lithium Hosting shared hosting if you choose a plan with SSH access will allow you to manage your site / account as if it were a VPS.
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Oct 8, 2020 08:22
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nem posted:That's a limitation of domain-validated certificates. Wix won't give you the certificate used to protect your site, why would they want to make switching easy. If you have control over DNS for the domain, which you would by changing nameservers over to Lithium and retaining your old Wix DNS entries for the domain + https://www.domain variants, then it's possible to perform a DNS validated SSL issuance in LiPanel via Web > SSL Certificates. It'll perform a HTTP check, fail, then fallback to using DNS to satisfy the SSL challenge. First set lithium dns to point to wix and gmail (I wasn't sure what those txt entries were for and didn't delete them):  Then just set my domain to use these nameservers: ns1.lithiumdns.net ns2.lithiumdns.net CopperHound fucked around with this message at 20:26 on Oct 8, 2020 |
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Oct 8, 2020 20:06
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nem posted:Yup looks good. Those MX records would indicate you're letting GMail handle mail for your domain. _acme-challenge is an initial SSL bootstrap attempt. _apnscp_uuid is an internal value used to track domains across servers to make sure a domain when deleted is really deleted. Alternative is you end up with something silly like EIG brands do and have ns213491.hostgator.com, ns213492.hostgator.com. Cool. I'm gunna make the change, turn off my phone and go to lunch and hope for no surprises when I come back 
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Oct 8, 2020 23:03
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I got a lithium specific question here. How do I make sure remote database connections aren't sending everything out cleartext? I go to this page, but if I just check 'Require SSL' I get an error.   If I just select x509 under SSL Cipher, I don't get an error but the change doesn't stick and I'm able to login on an unsecure connection.
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Jan 15, 2021 18:23
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nem posted:Yup, that's a bug. Fixed in edge and will be bundled in the next release. Communicated this change in advance with DarkLotus e: sorted now. It was likely a combination of server config and me not knowing what I am doing. CopperHound fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Jan 19, 2021 |
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Jan 19, 2021 00:13
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CarForumPoster posted:Would wix do what you want?
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Mar 19, 2021 17:34
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CarForumPoster posted:Is there one of the squarespace/wix/shopify style hosting providers that someone here likes and which provide an API for managing products/inventory? I need a stupid-simple-to-manage site that will let products, quantities, pricing, pictures, etc. change or be added/removed several times per day by API. Shopify appears to fit the bill but I've not used them before, thought maybe the thread had a favorite. I don't want to go as far as saying they hold your business hostage, but it sure feels like it. Maybe see if woocomerce on top of WordPress fits your needs? CopperHound fucked around with this message at 19:53 on Jul 8, 2021 |
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Jul 8, 2021 19:49
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Stripe, PayPal, and others I'm sure have tools to process payment with none of the credit card stuff touching your server. Deploying a shopping cart app with payment processing webhooks is still a pain in the rear end and that should be the reason for not doing it instead of the credit card boogie man stuff.
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Dec 7, 2021 18:56
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My first piece of advice is not to tie your domain name to some web host to save yourself this headache in the future. Transfer your domain to cloudflare/porkbun/name cheap/etc. Then point it to your host as the authoritive name server. E: I didn't read. Sorry. Even then, iirc netsol is kind of a rip-off. Re the 60 day lock, There should be an option to opt out of the domain lock when you update the whois info. CopperHound fucked around with this message at 22:51 on Jul 6, 2022 |
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Jul 6, 2022 22:41
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Might have another small site to put together. Is lithium hosting still a good choice for a platform agnostic LAMP type host?
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Do those snapshots even apply to database changes an update might do?
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