A personal account of reducing dependency on major US tech companies by switching to alternative services like Hetzner, Bunny, and Fastmail.
Introduces gisthost.github.io, a fork of gistpreview for rendering HTML files from GitHub Gists, explaining the underlying technology.
The author details migrating their personal blog to 11ty and Cloudflare Pages for easier content management and consolidation.
A developer explains migrating his blog from Jekyll to Hyvor Blogs to reduce maintenance and focus on writing content.
A guide exploring alternative downloadable CMS platforms to WordPress, including Ghost, Kirby, and ClassicPress, with hosting recommendations.
The Green Web Foundation has redesigned its directory to help users find and evaluate truly sustainable web hosting providers with better filtering and evidence.
Explores how to choose an environmentally sustainable web hosting provider, covering renewable energy, water usage, and energy efficiency.
A developer's technical evaluation of Firebase and AWS Amplify for building a wedding website with custom domain, auth, and email features.
A guide to manually installing and renewing Let's Encrypt SSL certificates on HostEurope web hosting, as they lack automatic integration.
A developer reflects on leaving the decentralized web (IPFS) after realizing its potential for misuse and ethical concerns.
A technical guide exploring the setup and benefits of hosting a WordPress blog behind Azure Front Door for global traffic routing and performance.
A guide to hosting single or multiple web applications on a single, cost-effective Digital Ocean Droplet, covering setup for static sites and Node.js apps.
An updated guide to Azure App Service plans, tiers, and pricing, covering features from Free to Premium v3 and recent 2024 changes.
A guide to configuring custom domains and DNS records for GitHub Pages, covering various setup scenarios for developers.
A developer explains their switch from WordPress to GitHub Pages with Jekyll for a faster, more reliable static blog.
An overview of Microsoft Azure Web Sites, covering its features, pricing tiers, ideal use cases, and limitations for developers.
Microsoft announces autoscaling for Windows Azure Cloud Services and Standard Web Sites, allowing automatic instance management based on metrics like CPU or queue length.
A guide to manually enable PHP 5.5 on Windows Azure Web Sites using remote shell access and the KuduExec tool.
Analysis of Windows Azure's new web hosting features, highlighting improved deployment but noting limitations in control and configuration for developers.
A guide to Debian-based control panels and tools for simplifying web hosting server administration and user management.
