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diff --git a/.md/tutorials/how-to-make-this-site.md b/.md/tutorials/how-to-make-this-site.md index bbfe88c..7514ad6 100644 --- a/.md/tutorials/how-to-make-this-site.md +++ b/.md/tutorials/how-to-make-this-site.md @@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ the time to deploy it yourself). But they also give out free .wordpress domains and some storage space with a snazzy dashboard to manage it all. I had fun with that one, I don't update it anymore, but it's still up at -<a href="https://postquantumpoetry.wordpress.com">postquantumpoetry.wordpress.com -</a>. WordPress got closer to what I wanted, but it still wasn't +[postquantumpoetry.wordpress.com](https://postquantumpoetry.wordpress.com). +WordPress got closer to what I wanted, but it still wasn't *really* my site; it was WordPress's site unless I wanted to pay the hosting and domain fee. It's pretty modest, but I wasn't sold on sticking with a .com or .space domain, or even sticking with WordPress. @@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ you to *own* your server, your software, and your hardware. That doesn't mean it's hard to do, just that there's options. <a id="thepoint"></a> + ## What is a web server and how do I run one? + *TL;DR a web server is just a program that lets other computers on a network view files in a chosen folder. All you need to do is download a web server: apache and nginx are popular ones, but you can easily @@ -183,21 +185,21 @@ You can use an HTML editor to write these, or you can download a full content management system to help you. Here are some options I know about: -- You can just write the damn HTML and use apache or nginx +- **You can just write the damn HTML and use apache or nginx** This honestly is not that hard, it just takes long and takes away from the joy of writing in my opinion. But if your content is short and sweet, or you're mostly hosting files, writing a few basic HTML files in vim or notepad and adding some CSS goes a long way. -- [Neocities](https://neocities.org/) +- [**Neocities**](https://neocities.org/) Neocities is based on the old Geocities from the mid 90s which allows simple static hosting and features and amazing array of creative projects. Everything is managed through the website, and you can pay to set your own custom domain. -- Wordpress (but this time, you set it up) +- **Wordpress** (but this time, you set it up) Before wordpress was a social media blogging thingamajig, it was just a content management system to spin up a pretty blog. You can download and @@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ The benefit of installing yourself is enormous, since you have full control and can even edit the source if you have the guts. -- [Github pages](https://guides.github.com/features/pages/) +- [**Github pages**](https://guides.github.com/features/pages/) In addition to hosting code repositories, you can host small sites on github for mostly free. I've never used it, but I definitely would if I @@ -264,6 +266,7 @@ paste in your public ip address (your VPS provider will tell you this) and there's your stuff! <a id="dns"></a> + ## What's a "Domain Name" Expecting people to save your IP address is not really a good idea |