note about firewalls

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Leah Rowe 2021-12-11 10:25:30 +00:00
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@ -42,6 +42,23 @@ configure Untitled for it, using the instructions on the Untitled website. This
will make it easier to see what your translated website looks like, before it
goes live.
**It is recommended that you install a firewall, if you're running Nginx,
unless you actually want it to be publicly accessible. The `ufw` software is
quite nice:**
sudo apt-get install ufw
sudo ufw enable
This will block all unsolicited incoming traffic. It's good practise anyway,
for workstations. You don't have to use ufw, but it's a nice frontend for
iptables/ip6tables on systems that use the Linux kernel. More information
about `ufw` available here:
<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW>
When viewing your local website, you can just type `http://localhost/` in your
browser. This will resolve to your local loopback address.
In general, you will be working with `*.*md` files and `*.*include` files.
Keep an eye out for files with `template`, `footer` and `nav` in the name.
More information about how Untitled works is available on the Untitled