down the rabbit hole

This blog is an exercise in overcoming perfectionism and learning in public. I've been on a front-end and self-hosting kick lately. I rarely find a rabbit hole I'm not drawn to.

Articles

Longer pieces of writing, not necessarily about technology.

Nov 24, 2024
Mermaid vs D2: Comparing Open-Source Text-to-Diagram Tools
Nov 24, 2024
Self-Hosted Site Analytics with Umami, Docker, and Traefik
Nov 22, 2024
Umami vs Plausible vs Matomo for Self-Hosted Analytics
Nov 21, 2024
Client-Side vs Server-Side Analytics

Notes

Problem-specific writing, from code snippets to longer walkthroughs. Sometimes messy.

Dec 20, 2024
Slashing URLs with Astro and Nginx
Dec 4, 2024
Jupyter Notebooks Are Like Spreadsheets
Dec 2, 2024
Add Brotli Compression to Your Nginx Docker Container
Nov 25, 2024
Add diagrams to your Astro site with D2
Nov 11, 2024
Astro + Nginx: Caching Headers for Static Assets
Nov 8, 2024
Choosing an Astro Template: Style versus Substance
Nov 8, 2024
Deploying Astro with Docker Compose and Traefik
Nov 7, 2024
Minify, Compress, and Containerize Your Astro Site
Nov 5, 2024
Fontsource, Fontaine, Tailwind and Vite