fix grammar in 2022 posts

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/content/blog/2022-03-23-cloudflare-dns-api.org b/content/blog/2022-03-23-cloudflare-dns-api.org
index af0e5e8..cc722aa 100644
--- a/content/blog/2022-03-23-cloudflare-dns-api.org
+++ b/content/blog/2022-03-23-cloudflare-dns-api.org
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 :PROPERTIES:
 :CUSTOM_ID: ddns-dynamic-dns
 :END:
-If you're hosting a service from a location with dynamic DNS (where your
-IP may change at any time), you must have a solution to update the DNS
-so that you can access your service even when the IP of the server
-changes.
+If you're hosting a service from a location with DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name
+System), where your internet protocol (IP)address may change at any time, you
+must have a solution to update the DNS (Domain Name System) so that you can
+access your service even when the IP of the server changes.
 
-The process below uses the [[https://api.cloudflare.com/][Cloudflare
-API]] to update DNS =A= and =AAAA= records with the server's current IP.
-If you use another DNS provider, you will have to find a way to update
-your DNS (or find a way to get a static IP).
+The process below uses the [[https://api.cloudflare.com/][Cloudflare API]] (application programming interface) to
+update DNS =A= and =AAAA= records with the server's current IP. If you use
+another DNS provider, you will have to find a way to update your DNS (or find a
+way to get a static IP).
 
 First, install =jq= since we will use it in the next script:
 
@@ -23,18 +23,16 @@ First, install =jq= since we will use it in the next script:
 sudo apt install jq
 #+end_src
 
-Next, create a location for your DDNS update scripts and open the first
-script:
+Next, create a location for your DDNS update scripts and open the first script:
 
 #+begin_src sh
 mkdir ~/ddns
 nano ~/ddns/update.sh
 #+end_src
 
-The following =update.sh= script will take all of your domains and
-subdomains and check Cloudflare to see if the current =A= and =AAAA=
-records match your server's IP address. If not, it will update the
-records.
+The following =update.sh= script will take all of your domains and subdomains
+and check Cloudflare to see if the current =A= and =AAAA= records match your
+server's IP address. If not, it will update the records.
 
 #+begin_src sh
 # file: update.sh
@@ -60,16 +58,16 @@ do
 done
 #+end_src
 
-Next, open up the =ddns.sh= script. Paste the following into the script
-and update the =api_token= and =email= variables.
+Next, open up the =ddns.sh= script. Paste the following into the script and
+update the =api_token= and =email= variables.
 
 #+begin_src sh
 nano ~/ddns/ddns.sh
 #+end_src
 
-*Note*: If you want your DNS records to be proxied through Cloudflare,
-find and update the following snippet: ="proxied":false}"= to say =true=
-instead of =false=.
+*Note*: If you want your DNS records to be proxied through Cloudflare, find and
+update the following snippet: ="proxied":false}"= to say =true= instead of
+=false=.
 
 #+begin_src sh
 # file: ddns.sh
@@ -179,14 +177,14 @@ You can test the script by running it manually:
 ./update.sh
 #+end_src
 
-To make sure the scripts run automatically, add it to the =cron= file so
-that it will run on a schedule. To do this, open the cron file:
+To make sure the scripts run automatically, add it to the =cron= file so that it
+will run on a schedule. To do this, open the cron file:
 
 #+begin_src sh
 crontab -e
 #+end_src
 
-In the cron file, paste the following at the bottom of the editor:
+In the =cron= file, paste the following at the bottom of the editor:
 
 #+begin_src sh
 ,*/5 ** ** ** ** bash /home/<your_username>/ddns/update.sh