users > geri > Starting something new Last Modified: 2025-08-07 18:46:29 (UTC)

Why?

I've always wanted to start blogging so now I have no reason not to.
Creating this blogging site was definetly the most fun I had when it comes to building projects.
Definetly learned a lot about keeping a website's size to a minimum to improve loading speeds.

I might also deploy this page as an eepsite on I2P.

The idea of creating a simple blogging solution came from the home pages / blogs I saw over on I2P.
I wanted to create something that is unique and easy to use.

How?

The whole front end is written entirely in plain html and css.
The backend was made using NodeJS and Express.JS.
All posts are stored on disk, the site doesn't require any databases and can be started straight from docker (how it's running right now).
The software also keeps track of statistics which can be viewed from either the stats.json file or from the console using the stats command.

What is there to come?

I plan on posting more on here about the stuff I am working on.

That is, if I don't forget (。>﹏<).

I also plan on inviting friends to this site. I hope on creating a sort of community who uses this site often.

End

That's pretty much it for now. If you are interested in the project add me on discord: @geri1777
I'd be happy to chat about anything regarding software-, web development, and IT in general!