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EC2 Boot Issue After Terraform Deployment: Fix NVMe Initramfs Kernel Panic on Rocky Linux

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If you’re facing an EC2 boot issue after Terraform deployment, you’re not alone. In my recent experience using Rocky Linux 9 on AWS EC2, everything worked perfectly after provisioning — until I rebooted. The instance failed to come back online due to a missing NVMe driver in the initramfs, resulting in a kernel panic. Here’s … Read more

SSL Certificate Files: A Simple Guide to Website Security

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When I recently renewed my SSL certificate files from 123-reg, I was confused by all the different files they sent me. If you’ve ever wondered what those various SSL certificate files are for, here’s what I learned through the process. The Certificate Files Breakdown When I downloaded my new SSL certs, I got these files: On my server, I … Read more