I think it'd be a neat idea to start a #blog, and I'm brainstorming how to do it.
Not gonna use #WordPress. #Jekyll sounds promising. There's an alternative called #Pelican that, as the creator of the the Pelicanizer, would be fitting for my blog.
Hello helpful friends of the Fediverse! I am considering a major rearchitecture of my site, https://shellsharks.com (and adjacent properties) and wanted to get some advice/tips from the wider #indieweb, #blogging, #openweb, #webdev, #webdevelopment communities out here. (Sorry for the long read!)
Currently, my site is hosted on Github Pages which uses #jekyll for static site generation. I've been using this for nearly 5 years and for the most part have no complaints. The service has decent uptime, is pretty customizable (custom CSS, JS, etc...) and after all this time I am pretty comfortable using it. Some things I am interested in though in terms of re-architecting...
Fediverse / ActivityPub compatibility - #wordpress has gone live with their AP plugin and sites like micro.blog (I think) have some direct AP functionality. I'm interested in exploring this but it's not necessarily a must-have. More on Fediverse point of presence later...
IndieWeb functionality - I've baked in as much IndieWeb stuff as I can reasonably do with Jekyll hosted on Git Pages but would be interested in WebMention and other more advanced capabilities if offered by another platform / static-site generator.
I've toyed with the idea of self-hosting the blog (on AWS or something), while still using an SSG of some kind. There could be some benefits with adding more dynamic content or having more autonomy over my site but not sure if it'd be worth additional costs or headache trying to manage.
Writing (or generally producing "content") has always been something I do out of pure enjoyment but I've considered trying to monetize in some way. What are some platform considerations if I wanted to monetize say, a podcast, newsletter, video courses, premium articles, etc...
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Other adjacent properties I'm looking to "re-design"...
My #podcast is currently hosted on #Podbean, which I have liked so far but I'd like to further embrace the Fediverse so have considered moving to #Castopod. Any advice on hosted vs. self-hosted? Are there other non-Castopod fediverse options?
As of right now, my presence in the Fediverse is mostly on infosec.exchange where I post stuff from my site. I've considered hosting my own instance of Mastodon (or something similar) to be my main account or even just as an official "shellsharks the site" account. I've seen accounts of people going down this path and ultimately bailing due to costs, time overhead, etc...
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If there are noticeable benefits to making any significant changes I'd be willing to take that on as a project for 2024. Otherwise, I might just stick with what I have and focus on writing/research =). Thanks so much to anyone who takes the time to read / respond!
At long last, I've updated my website! Micromanaged, just the way I like it :zerotwoevillaugh: It no longer uses Wordpress, and is instead less bloated, more mobile friendly--or as best as it can be with my skills--and best of all, easier for me to update LOL
I have tons of sections now, including more art, graphic design samples and comic pages. Please check it out if you'd like! :dittodance:
(And idk maybe a link exchange would be nice :ChikaBrows: )
Trying to figure out a good setup for photos on my blog (https://jonas.brusman.se).
The current setup based on Git LFS on Netlify is cumbersome and doesn’t allow me to post new photos from my phone with something like Tina CMS.
Suggestions are welcome!
It mostly looks like the old version but the home page is revamped (I really like the real time git heatmap I created! ) and it is totally built from scratch. Some features I love:
It even supports the Fediverse as a full activity pub end point. It uses the following handle:
So its done! I finally released a fairly easy to install (from scratch) Hugo based Static Site generator with full ActivityPub support.
It has step-by-step instructions on how to set it up for your own blog or static website.
One of the coolest features for me, other than having your static site blog posts show up as posts in the Fediverse is the support for interacting with those posts. Any replies you leave, likes, or boosts will show up in the "comments" section of the website on the page associated with the post. How cool is that!
The good side of analytics and a quick nod to how I moved my site to a new hosting provider, #vercel, and update on how I also got #umami to be #selfhosted on vercel to provide an analytics solution that works for me.
Looking for a little place to set up a #blog - I need tweakable but not endless. Lightweight (I know Wordpress isn't for me)
Open to a #SelfHosted#StaticSite, but it really is about writing some things, not running a website. Ideally, it'd be free but I'll settle for inexpensive if I need to. Hopefully #blogger types have some advice to share?
Some things I've heard of: #ghost#WriteFreely, #medium. Do you have any experience to share about them?
I'm interested in #accessibility, #games, tabletop (#ttrpg), sharing my #ActuallyAutistic and #ActuallyADHD experiences in somewhat longer form - probably more (I know variety doesn't "sell", but I'm a varied type of person 🫠)
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