bloglite

> and static sites are cheaper to run (especially in this era of badly coded scrapers flooding the internet) Is that really such a problem for the average Joe? I'm running multiple blogs via a Rust CMS [1] on the cheapest Hetzner server, and have had no problems with the scrapers or load or anything. Have also gotten to the HN front page without issues talking about that you shouldn't put a site behind Cloudflare since most don't need it [2]. Now of course, for businesses or something who depend on the service to be online, it's different. But I'm talking about regular Joe's blog here. [1]: https://github.com/rikhuijzer/fx [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45965060

In most cases, I just add a blog post for such things. For example, Syncthing on Debian notes [1] or using Spleeter AI to remove background sound from a long audio track [2]. This is why I switched back from static site to a Wordpress-like site [3], so that I can quickly publish notes from my phone. [1]: https://huijzer.xyz/posts/149/setup-a-syncthing-service-on-d... [2]: https://huijzer.xyz/posts/146/installing-and-running-spleete... [3]: https://github.com/rikhuijzer/fx

Yes agreed. It is possible through what he says. I’ve made fx [1] exactly for the purpose of the author. Wordpress but written in Rust for efficiency and loads of unneeded features omitted. Publishing is not via static site generator because the time between edit and seeing the result was too long for me. It does use Markdown for the posts and has built-in backup to Git functionality. I’m using it for my blog and like it a lot since I can quickly use it to jot down notes [2]. [1]: https://github.com/rikhuijzer/fx [2]: https://huijzer.xyz/

I'm running multiple services such as Forgejo, Audiobookshelf, Castopod and they all need no more than roughly 100 MB RAM. There is one exception though. Open WebUI with a whopping 960 MB. It's literally a ChatGPT interface. I'm only using external API providers. No local models running. Meanwhile my website that runs via my own Wordpress-like software written in Rust [1] requires only a few MB of RAM, so it's possible. [1]: https://github.com/rikhuijzer/fx

Also due to being dissapointed with social media, especially how it always makes you feel that you know more while you actually go deeper in your bubble, I created a mini blogging platform mostly inspired by X/BlueSky called fx [1]. You can use f**k X as a mnemonic device for the name. It's running for a few months now and works very well for me. Whenever I have a random thought that I want to publicly write down, I use my phone or computer to quickly put it on my site. Unlike X or other social media sites, the post is fully under my control. I can edit it, delete it, share it, link it, and it's all backupped in GitHub. [1]: https://github.com/rikhuijzer/fx