Server

I’m setting up a new Ubuntu 18.04 server and wanted the drives to be encrypted. Since the machine is headless in my basement, however, entering a password on boot is annoying.

We used to run a development blog for work. We wanted:

1. To use NGINX to host this content. It was all static pages.
2. To limit access to people within our network, or to employees while outside the network (phones, laptops, etc.).
3. We didn’t want to deal with user accounts, active directory, etc.
4. We wanted super low friction for users.