Starting a blog has been an interest of mine for a long time. I have always envied people who began writing their tech blogs decades ago and still post to them today. I have written articles on Medium and other platforms over the years, but have never centralized them or made them “portable” in a meaningful way. I decided to finally start my blog, because each year that passes where I haven’t joined the ranks of nerd bloggers is another year I can’t look back on in this format. ...

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Hugo is a static site generator that enables you to write your website’s content as Markdown files, and render them to nice-looking websites using Hugo themes. The word “static” in this context means that the files Hugo renders are meant to be served as-is, there is no “backend” for the site (unless you add custom Javascript code). Static sites are perfect for many different kinds of websites, from personal blogs like this site to product sites (i.e. Brave browser’s website) to an organization’s home page (i.e. the LetsEncrypt project’s site) to documentation sites (i.e. DigitalOcean’s documentation). With a static site generator, you do not have to deal with web code like HTML or Javascript, but you still have the option of creating your own custom themes if that appeals to you. ...

Welcome to Techobyte, a personal blog about technology. This blog covers varied topics with no posting cadence or central theme. The blog’s content is text-heavy, although some articles may use images to enhance or clarify things. I write about tools I use and projects I work on in my homelab, and share the knowledge on this blog. In my free time I like to try new technologies and tools, and I love to share that knowledge with others. I hope the hours I spend struggling on certain things and choose to write about can get you over a hump. ...

I have been very interested in Linux since my entry into the Wonderful World of Unix in 2006. I found Ubuntu and installed it on a crappy Dell desktop computer I was given when I was doing online schooling. The computer originally came with Windows, and one day while I was browsing, I decided to search for “alternative to Windows.” Linux popped up right away. I had never heard of Linux before, but after voraciously reading article after article, I decided Linux was the path for my future. ...