From ca1b0f807485df67c9c460f3c8dc925fd98ba4f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mjfernez Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2021 20:10:42 -0400 Subject: PGP key and panupdate script to make easier writing Mostly just getting markdown to html down pat. Some starting articles, but not finished yet. --- tutorials/.how-to-make-this-site.html.swp | Bin 0 -> 16384 bytes tutorials/how-to-make-this-site.html | 124 +++++++----------------------- 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 95 deletions(-) create mode 100644 tutorials/.how-to-make-this-site.html.swp (limited to 'tutorials') diff --git a/tutorials/.how-to-make-this-site.html.swp b/tutorials/.how-to-make-this-site.html.swp new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2af1158 Binary files /dev/null and b/tutorials/.how-to-make-this-site.html.swp differ diff --git a/tutorials/how-to-make-this-site.html b/tutorials/how-to-make-this-site.html index 9ff80e6..049d5d4 100644 --- a/tutorials/how-to-make-this-site.html +++ b/tutorials/how-to-make-this-site.html @@ -1,101 +1,35 @@ -

-I think it was roughly the end of high school when I first had the idea I -wanted to make some kind of website. This would be around 2010 and I did -what I thought would be a good idea and bought a book on the subject: "Web -Sites for Dummies." I was dummy after all... -

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-I got up to hyper linking with the "a" tag until I hit a wall. I don't want to -link the exact page since I don't want to get sued, but it basically read: +

+Background +

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I don't got time, get to the point

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I think it was roughly the end of high school when I first had the idea I wanted to make some kind of website. This would be around 2010 and I did what I thought would be a good idea and bought a book on the subject: "Web Sites for Dummies." I was dummy after all...

+I got up to hyper linking with the "a" tag until I hit a wall. I don't want to link the exact page since I don't want to get sued, but it basically read: 
     Web design programs:
     - Adobe Dreamweaver
     - Adobe Contribute
     - Microsoft Expression Web
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-

-Well, damn. I didn't have any of those. And as a stingy high school kid, I -didn't want to buy anything. So I shelved that book and forgot about for a -while since making a website seemed too expensive and needed too much flashy -software to make it. I knew nothing about free software at that age, other than -music software like Audacity which is what I was into at the time. -

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-A few years later I caught a bit of a poetry bug--and maybe a bit of a snooty -college kid bug--and tried to run a blog. At that point, I had learned about -WordPress, which lets you easily make a space for sharing writing, media, -content, whatever really. And it's free as in freedom as I understand -since it's licensed under the GPL (if you want to take the time to deploy it -yourself). But they also give out free .wordpress domains and some storage -space for people who know nothing about hosting. -

-

-I had fun with that one, I don't update it anymore, but it's still up at -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. I was getting tired of blogging and -wanted to really make something. -

-

-It's now 2021, five years later, when I write this (and this website isn't even -finished yet). So what led me down the rabbit hole again? It probably started -where the last one left off, when I decided I wanted to switch to more -practical IT things over the academic science-y things I had previously wanted -to pursue. I signed up for a Cybersecurity program, somehow got in, and -eventually managed to land a entry-level SOC role after graduating. At this -point, it was getting a little embarrassing that I had no web -presence--especially after I decided to take down most of my social media -accounts. So I was back at "how do I make a website," again, but this time, I -at least had some understanding of what a server was and how networks work. And -more importantly, I had a better idea of what it meant for a computer to be -mine. Even though--let's be real--it still isn't. I can't get -high-speed Internet easily which I need to host a server long-term so I'm stuck -using some else's computer, otherwise called a Virtual Private Server (VPS). -Even if I could host at home, I'm still of course at the mercy of my ISP so -even then, I'm not totally free. -

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-Because of that, I think it's important to understand that -"running your own website" is not just a technical ordeal, but also an -economic one since you have to carefully think about what it means to -you to own your server, your software, and your hardware -

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What is a web server and how do I run one?

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How can make this server available on the Internet cheaply and independently

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-I think it's important to cut to the chase on an important point that I feel -is not written about a lot. -

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Can I run a web server at home

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-TL;DR Technically yes, but practically probably not. At least not at a lot of -extra cost to you. -

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-I spent a lot of time searching on this (you can find a full list of references -at the bottom), and I've even tested a little bit by hosting game servers and -web projects for code jams, but the problem is twofold. First, if you are in -the United States and not a business, you probably have a standard plan with -one of the major ISPs (Verizon, Optimum, etc.). This limits -you in a few ways. -

  • -Your bandwidth is limited, which limits the amount of people you can serve -at one time and the rate you can transfer data to them. Think laggy -games and videos that take 10 years to download. -
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  • -Your ISP probably explicitly does not allow this. I have never had my -ISP complain about hosting small personal servers at home, but I imagine if I -hosted higher traffic things, I would have some problems. -
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    Well, damn. I didn't have any of those. And as a stingy high school kid, I didn't want to buy anything. So I shelved that book and forgot about for a while since making a website seemed too expensive and needed too much flashy software to make it. I knew nothing about free software at that age, other than music software like Audacity which is what I was into at the time.

    +

    A few years later I caught a bit of a poetry bug--and maybe a bit of a snooty college kid bug--and tried to run a blog. At that point, I had learned about WordPress, which lets you easily make a space for sharing writing, media, content, whatever really. And it's free as in freedom as I understand since it's licensed under the GPL (if you want to take the time to deploy it yourself). But they also give out free .wordpress domains and some storage space for people who know nothing about hosting.

    +

    I had fun with that one, I don't update it anymore, but it's still up at 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. I was getting tired of blogging and wanted to really make something.

    +

    It's now 2021, five years later, when I write this (and this website isn't even finished yet). So what led me down the rabbit hole again? It probably started where the last one left off, when I decided I wanted to switch to more practical IT things over the academic science-y things I had previously wanted to pursue. I signed up for a Cybersecurity program, somehow got in, and eventually managed to land a entry-level SOC role after graduating. At this point, it was getting a little embarrassing that I had no web presence--especially after I decided to take down most of my social media accounts. So I was back at "how do I make a website," again, but this time, I at least had some understanding of what a server was and how networks work. And more importantly, I had a better idea of what it meant for a computer to be mine. Even though--let's be real--it still isn't. I can't get high-speed Internet easily which I need to host a server long-term so I'm stuck using some else's computer, otherwise called a Virtual Private Server (VPS). Even if I could host at home, I'm still of course at the mercy of my ISP so even then, I'm not totally free.

    +

    Because of that, I think it's important to understand that "running your own website" is not just a technical ordeal, but also an economic one since you have to carefully think about what it means to you to own your server, your software, and your hardware

    + +

    +What is a web server and how do I run one? +

    +

    TL;DR a web server is just a way for other computers on a network to view files in a particular folder.

    +

    +How can make this server available on the Internet cheaply and independently +

    +

    TL;DR expense scales with independence. It's possible to become your own service provider, get IP addresses from ICANN, your own hardware to host it, to host your cat pics; but it's also a lot of time, work and money to do all that (see Null)

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    +Can I run a web server at home +

    +

    TL;DR Technically yes, but practically probably not. At least not at a lot of extra cost to you.

    +

    I spent a lot of time searching on this (you can find a full list of references at the bottom), and I've even tested a little bit by hosting game servers and web projects for code jams, but the problem is twofold. First, if you are in the United States and not a business, you probably have a standard plan with one of the major ISPs (Verizon, Optimum, etc.). This limits you in a few ways.

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