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@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@ .phony: site site-local run publish site: + rm -rf output emacs --script publish.el + ln -sfv ../static output/static site-local: CONFIG=local emacs --script publish.el run: site-local + mkdir -p output rm -f output/static ln -sfv ../static output/static mongoose-server -d output diff --git a/posts/01-firstpost.org b/posts/01-firstpost.org index f6b3c13..8778a94 100644 --- a/posts/01-firstpost.org +++ b/posts/01-firstpost.org @@ -1,17 +1,20 @@ #+TITLE: A New Start +#+DATE: <2022-02-10 Thu> #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - JRR Tolkien #+END_EXAMPLE -I used to have an old site, which I hosted at http://nistur.com. I had -an ancient version of Wordpress which I pretty much abandoned. I kept -the page around because I had my CV linking to various parts of it. I -wanted to keep the domain name, because it was a handle I had used -since I was a teenager, but the site itself didn't bother me. When the -site just totally gave up, I had to decide what to do. Either I could -try to put it onto life support for the purpose of just expanding on -the information in my [[file:pages/cv.org][CV]] or, I could create something new. +I used to have an old site, which I hosted at nistur.com /(Edit: I let +this domain lapse, and now it appears to have been snapped up by a +Chinese video streaming site?)/. I had an ancient version of Wordpress +which I pretty much abandoned. I kept the page around because I had my +CV linking to various parts of it. I wanted to keep the domain name, +because it was a handle I had used since I was a teenager, but the +site itself didn't bother me. When the site just totally gave up, I +had to decide what to do. Either I could try to put it onto life +support for the purpose of just expanding on the information in my [[file:pages/cv.org][CV]] +or, I could create something new. I did procrastinate, trying to decide what was best to spend my time working on. I could install a brand new version of Wordpress on a @@ -43,6 +46,11 @@ future, but also the static site would mean that if I changed where I wanted to host it in future, I would just copy the data files onto the new host. Simple. +/Edit: I was offered hosting by my friend at [[https://opensourcerers.uk/][Open Sourcerers]] so this +site is now hosted there. I'm not using Picolisp any more as I didn't +feel it was fair for me to pester him to set up a specific server just +for me. Otherwise the setup is the same./ + What static site generator then? Most people would probably go for something that uses Markdown, and I did seriously consider that. The solutions are very good, and very well supported. I, however, had been @@ -71,4 +79,7 @@ particularly tight laced. As should be obvious by this post, I find more informal writing a lot easier, so I'll keep this laid back approach. +/Edit: I have just set up [[https://nistur.co.uk][nistur.co.uk]] for some more random computing +musings and personal projects./ + That's probably it for now. |