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Trying to figure out why my server’s SMTP configuration simply doesn’t work. It’s Documentation Time! 
Author: Joseph Dickson
Joseph Dickson is a web developer in higher education and an avid proponent of using WordPress’ core features to create flexible and manageable design solutions.
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When it takes 1GB to run a relatively lean WordPress website in 2020 I see the appeal of static site generators. These are from my $10 a month Digital Ocean server for this website.
A few years back we could comfortably run a basic blog on a server with a mere 512 MB of RAM.
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Looks like a month of instant coffee
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45 didn’t contract the Coronavirus so I’m making as good on my promise as I can given that the country is basically in double lockdown and going to a grocery store for a name brand item is a luxury at the moment.
So playing the role of Folgers Instant coffee is the generic we have in our panty “Organics” which if its any better I wouldn’t know. It tastes like if I had crushed up a stick of chalk and mixed it with hot water and a bit of actual coffee for color. 
For the reason I’m doing this look back to my May 7th post which was a knee jerk reaction to the President’s response to our pandemic. I was absolutely certain his lack of leadership and responsibility would catch up with him. Unfortunately, far worse has unfolded across the nation these last few days.