andyvanee

GoDaddy + LetsEncrypt Certificate Installation

Valid as of September 2020

note: if you have shell access and want to automatically renew, follow the steps on this page instead

Much of the current documentation on this from LetsEncryt and Godaddy suggests that this is a very hard thing to do - but I'm okay with spending 10 minutes every 2-3 months for a free, quality SSL certificate. If you are too, here's how I do it.

cecilemuller

How to create an HTTPS certificate for localhost domains

This focuses on generating the certificates for loading local virtual hosts hosted on your computer, for development only.

Do not use self-signed certificates in production ! For online certificates, use Let's Encrypt instead (tutorial).

codediodeio

// No Security

{
  "rules": {
    ".read": true,
    ".write": true
  }
}

wojteklu

Code is clean if it can be understood easily – by everyone on the team. Clean code can be read and enhanced by a developer other than its original author. With understandability comes readability, changeability, extensibility and maintainability.

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General rules

1. Follow standard conventions.
2. Keep it simple stupid. Simpler is always better. Reduce complexity as much as possible.
3. Boy scout rule. Leave the campground cleaner than you found it.
4. Always find root cause. Always look for the root cause of a problem.

Design rules