Resolved: Fix SSL renewal issue on Gitlab Server

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PROBLEM : I had hosted a gitlab server on Azure and it was not getting autorenewed. SOLUTION :  1. Check the current SSL cert path: sudo grep -n "ssl_certificate" /var/opt/gitlab/nginx/conf/gitlab-http.conf OR sudo grep -n "ssl_certificate" /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb  You are likely to see something like this: nginx['ssl_certificate'] = "/etc/gitlab/ssl/gitlab.example.com.crt" nginx['ssl_certificate_key'] = "/etc/gitlab/ssl/gitlab.example.com.key"  2. In my case, I was using gitlab let'sencrypt. So, I installed certbot. sudo apt update && sudo apt install certbot -y  3. Obtain Fresh Certificate sudo gitlab-ctl stop nginx sudo certbot certonly --standalone -d gitlab.yourdomain.com sudo gitlab-ctl start nginx 4. Configure Gitlab to use new cert external_url "https://gitlab.yourdomain.com" letsencrypt['enable'] = false nginx['s...

Resolved: Adding MX Record(s) in AWS

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 Recently, I was migrating MX records from WIX to AWS. I was using GSuite and I was unable to do the same.

Then after a little bit of research, I found this stackoverflow link, which helped me resolve the problem.

Here is how you should be adding the records in AWS.

Record Name: @

Record Type: MX

Value: <Priority> <Route Traffic to>
example: 10 aspx.alt1.google.com

And if you have multiple records, simply add the records in the same text area in the new line and no commas.

This will resolve your problem. :)