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Renewing letsencrypt on Amazon AWS Linux Issue

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So, today I had to update one of my SSLs on a site I run on Amazon AWS

I entered the command to renew the certificate:
/home/letsencrypt/letsencrypt-auto --config /home/letsencrypt/cli.ini -d mydomain.com -d www.mydomain.com certonly && service httpd reload
and got this error:

Creating virtual environment...
Installing Python packages...
Installation succeeded.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/root/.local/share/letsencrypt/bin/letsencrypt", line 7, in
from certbot.main import main
File "/root/.local/share/letsencrypt/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/certbot/main.py", line 11, in
import zope.component
File "/root/.local/share/letsencrypt/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zope/component/__init__.py", line 16, in
from zope.interface import Interface
ImportError: No module named interface

After lots of research I found a Japanese blog with the solution.

Just enter this as sudo on the command prompt:

 unset PYTHON_INSTALL_LAYOUT

Then update letsencrypt:

./letsencrypt-auto -v

And run the command to renew your certificate.

p.s.: This is how my cli.ini looks like:

authenticator = webroot
webroot-path = /var/www/html/
server = https://acme-v01.api.letsencrypt.org/directory
renew-by-default = true
agree-tos = true
email = webmaster@mydomain.com

WooCommerce Plugins I use in Every Online Store

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highres_447775918At our monthly Las Vegas WooCommerce Meetup, I was asked about what specific plugins I use for all projects. Usually eCommerce projects are very distinct from each other. I then went to re-visit the back end of the most popular sites I built to see what did they have in common as far as plugins.

 

So, in fact I do use a few plugins that I highly recommend in every store I build. They are not required but if you want go next level they could help a lot your ROI. These are plugins that no matter the business requirements I always install them and I will be reviewing them in my next posts:

Most Popular Plugins Used on Woocommerce Sites

  1. WooCommerce Domination; 
  2. WooCommerce Google Analytics Integration;
  3. WooCommerce Print Invoice & Delivery Note;
  4. WooCommerce WishList;
  5. WooCommerce Cart Add-ons;
  6. WooCommerce Checkout Add-ons;
  7. WooCommerce Cart Notices;
  8. WooCommerce Cart Reports;
  9. WooCommerce Product Review Pro;
  10. WooCommerce Social Login;
  11. Follow Ups
  12. WP Better Emails;
  13. BackupBuddy;
  14. Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order;
  15. Simple 301 Redirects;
  16. iThemes Security Pro;
  17. WordFence;
  18. GravityForms;
  19. Customize Login and BackEnd for WooCommerce;
  20. Yoast WooCommerce SEO.

It’s worth mentioning that every project I also have to install at least one payment gateway and shipping/courier plugin(s). But the selected plugin will depend on the business rules and goals.

I also want to make clear that these plugins aren’t magical and will not make your store profitable by themselves. You will need a lot of hard work, keep the pace and master them to take the most they offer.

Do you have favorite eCommerce plugins? What are they?

Update 09/13/2016: I recently did a presentation on this subject at our local WooCommerce meetup and you can find the slides here.

Top 12 things to do in South Florida (and eat)

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March 2010 011I am going next week to WordCamp Miami and  was asked at the WCMIA slack channel for tips for things to do and eat. So here are some of my favorite places.

I’ve lived in South Florida for many years and can’t wait to go back. Here’s my list of restaurants, bars and activities, I want to visit again before and after WCMIA:

  1. Best hamburger I ever had: http://www.theletub.com/
  2. Best ice cream I ever had: http://jaxsonsicecream.com/
  3. Best Italian food (My favorite dish there is the black linguine on lobster sauce): http://cafeprimapasta.com/ 
  4. Best night club with a view (50th floor) : http://www.viceroyhotelsandresorts.com/
  5.  Best dive bar. I was going to recommend Tobacco Road but I think they are closed. So go to http://sub-culture.org/kill-your-idol/
  6. Best place to hang out at night: Downtown Fort Lauderdale and River Front (you can walk from one to the other)
  7. Best Cuban Food: http://www.versaillesrestaurant.com
  8. Best Peruvian Food: http://ceviche105.com/downtownmiami/ 
  9. Best brunch: http://www.perricones.com/ 
  10. Best restaurant with a view: http://www.therustypelican.com/home 
  11. Best romantic date: http://vizcaya.org/ 
  12. Of course rent a bike and ride along South Beach and hanging out at Lincoln Road is a great activity. 🙂

By the way, I think the best tip, if this is the first time you are visiting South Florida, is to rent a car. Public transportation is not an option and everything I mentioned above are at least 30 minutes drive.

Do you have favorite restaurants in South Florida? What are they and why you like them?

Free SSL on Amazon AWS Linux Flavor

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So I am following this great post to install Free SSL from https://letsencrypt.org and here is the list of commands I had to run to setup SSL on Amazon Linux.

sudo su

cd /home

git clone https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt

cd letsencrypt

For Amazon Linux Flavor:

./bootstrap/centos.sh

./letsencrypt-auto

./letsencrypt-auto certonly --webroot -w /home/username/public_html/ -d yourdomain.com -d www.yourdomain.com

Now, you just go to the folder /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com and install the certificate generated there.

Do you need help using Free SSL on your site? Let me know.

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