Starting a Blog
I've been wanting to set up a blog for the longest time. I spend a lot of time musing on things, but I lack the avenues to crystallize my thoughts. Discussing my ideas with others helps to make them stickier. I thought writing might be another great avenue. So, here I am.
The first order of business was to look for a blogging software.
I have one key criterion for my blog. I want to host it myself on a server. Ideally, my technical know-how should grow together with my writing skill. I want to own a server I can break and experiment on. Plus, self-hosting means total control. What's not to love about that?
Because improving my technical know-how is crucial, I will sometimes opt for a more complex setup, favoring learning over practicality.
Looking around, I came across WriteFreely. I immediately took a liking to it. It's simple, minimalistic, and open-source. I can also host it myself. Perfect!
While setting up my blog, I ran into a few technical problems. Already, I learned a couple of things from the get-go. Those issues have already improved my technical know-how! :)
I'm going to get more in-depth on the problems I faced while setting up my blog. So, stay tuned for some technical juice!
If writefreely suits you, there are plenty of guides out there to get started: