backstage

A peek behind the scenes at what it takes to run this site.

Generate a Dynamic robots.txt File in Hugo with External Data Sources

["2024-08-06"]

Using Hugo resources.GetRemote to fetch a list of bad bots and generate a valid robots.txt at build time.

Kudos With Cabin

["2024-06-24", "2025-04-05"]

Using Cabin's event tracking to add a simple post upvote widget to my Hugo site.

Further Down the Bunny Hole

["2024-06-06", "2024-06-08"]

After a few weeks of weird configuration glitches, I decided to migrate my static site from Neocities to Bunny CDN. Here's how I did it.

The Slash Page Scoop

["2024-06-02", "2024-07-04"]

I've added new slash pages to the site to share some background info on who I am, what I use, and how this site works.

Prettify Hugo RSS Feeds with XSLT

["2024-04-30", "2024-06-05"]

Making my Hugo-generated RSS XML look as good to human visitors as it does to feed readers.

Using a Custom Font with Hugo

["2024-04-28", "2024-05-01"]

Installing a custom font on a Hugo site, and taking steps to protect the paid font files from unauthorized distribution. Plus a brief exploration of a pair of storage CDNs, and using Tailscale in a GitHub Actions workflow.

Blocking AI Crawlers

["2024-04-12", "2024-06-13"]

Using Hugo to politely ask AI bots to not steal my content - and then configuring Cloudflare's WAF to actively block them, just to be sure.

Dynamically Generating OpenGraph Images With Hugo

["2024-02-19"]

Using Hugo built-in functions to dynamically generate OpenGraph share images for every post.

Displaying Data from a Tempest Weather Station on a Static Site

["2024-02-11", "2025-06-16"]

Using a Forgejo Actions workflow to retrieve data from an authenticated API, posting results to a publicly-accessible pastebin, and displaying them on a static web site.

Deploying a Hugo Site to Neocities with GitHub Actions

["2024-01-21"]

Using GitHub Actions to automatically deploy a Hugo website to Neocities.

backstage

Generate a Dynamic robots.txt File in Hugo with External Data Sources

Kudos With Cabin

Further Down the Bunny Hole

The Slash Page Scoop

Prettify Hugo RSS Feeds with XSLT

Using a Custom Font with Hugo

Blocking AI Crawlers

Dynamically Generating OpenGraph Images With Hugo

Displaying Data from a Tempest Weather Station on a Static Site

Deploying a Hugo Site to Neocities with GitHub Actions

runtimeterror

features

buffer.vim.wtf

status.lol

crucial track