
During October 2025, Major contributed to the major/selfhosted repository by automating TLS certificate management for amajor.cloud and enhancing ingress security. Using Kubernetes, Helm, and YAML, Major implemented cert-manager with Let’s Encrypt and Porkbun DNS challenges, configuring a ClusterIssuer, renewal policies, and deployment scaffolding to streamline certificate provisioning. The work included updating RBAC permissions to support Porkbun webhook CRDs, reducing manual intervention and improving reliability. Additionally, Major hardened Nginx ingress by blocking AI crawlers and bots through a server-snippet approach, replacing a less effective method. The changes addressed operational pain points and demonstrated depth in infrastructure automation and security.

October 2025 monthly summary for major/selfhosted: Delivered automated TLS management and security hardening for amajor.cloud. Implemented cert-manager-based TLS with Let’s Encrypt and Porkbun DNS challenges, including cluster issuer setup, renewal policy, and deployment scaffolding updates. Hardened Nginx ingress to block AI crawlers/bots via server-snippet, replacing the previous block-user-agents approach. Stabilized deployments by correcting cert-manager installation order and enabling required RBAC for Porkbun webhook CRD to ensure smooth certificate provisioning. These changes reduce manual maintenance, improve certificate renewal reliability, and strengthen the overall security posture of the cluster.
October 2025 monthly summary for major/selfhosted: Delivered automated TLS management and security hardening for amajor.cloud. Implemented cert-manager-based TLS with Let’s Encrypt and Porkbun DNS challenges, including cluster issuer setup, renewal policy, and deployment scaffolding updates. Hardened Nginx ingress to block AI crawlers/bots via server-snippet, replacing the previous block-user-agents approach. Stabilized deployments by correcting cert-manager installation order and enabling required RBAC for Porkbun webhook CRD to ensure smooth certificate provisioning. These changes reduce manual maintenance, improve certificate renewal reliability, and strengthen the overall security posture of the cluster.
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