Asides

March 4, 2025

22:15

Why Obsidian integrates better with #MkDocs than #GoHugo?

MkDocs is really built for documentation (and notes), whereas Hugo are primarily for blogs
Linking your notes in Obsidian translate into correct link in the output html files in MkDocs, whereas in Hugo you need to use rel or relref shortcodes.

13:09

I give up trying to install #GetOutline. Between the database, Redis, environment variables, OAuth setup, and file permissions, there are just too many dependencies at play. Even when it seems like everything is configured correctly, something always refuses to work. Self-hosting shouldn’t be this complicated. 😩

March 3, 2025

21:35

Docker DB Backup

Backup multiple database types on a scheduled basis with many customizable options.

Stumbled upon this when checking out Flarum. Perhaps I can use this to several of my MySQL/MariaDB and Postgres containers.

21:28

Install Flarum Forum

Flarum is a brilliantly built, light-weight, powerful forum software that may just be perfect for your community.

I’ve always wanted a forum for my several communities. The problem – no one wants to use it. But leaving it here in case I need to install one.

19:41

Markdown in #BookStackApp is too limited, I think I should stick to WYSIWYG instead moving forward. Some features I’m missing with just Markdown:

Callouts
Footnotes

18:05

Bookstack API Scripts

Examples of BookStack API scripts on Codeberg

Our reference material for all the other scripts we can use to interact with Bookstack API.

10:29

I think I need to revisit #BookStack as a documentation platform. One thing good it has going is its granular access control capability. #BookStackApp

March 2, 2025

13:50

Guide: Obsidian with free, self-hosted, instant sync

I’ve been using Obsidian with the LiveSync plugin by vrtmrz for over a month now and not counting the Arr stack, this plugin is without a doubt, the single-best self-hosted service that I run on my server. I use it multiple times a day and at this point I can’t live without it. So I decided to contribute back to the community, which has taught me so much, by sharing my experience and also writing a detailed guide. I found that most guides gloss over crucial steps, but then again I rarely know what I’m doing, so take my guide with a pinch of salt.

I’m still over the edge if I should go this route or continue with my current setup: syncing everything via Resilio Sync across my different VPS and my mobile apps.

07:17

GitCMS

Git-based and headless CMS for Astro, Next.js, Hugo, Jekyll, Eleventy, Gatsby, etc.

This is not self-hosted, and actually involves a price tag, but looks interesting nonetheless.

March 1, 2025

17:04

This Php500 repair deposit that #Globe #GFiber asks before they send an underpaid technician to your place is so stupid. It would make sense if they pay me another P500 on top of the refund instead if they find out the issue is from their side.