[bad_user]

I deploy my websites on my own VPS at DigitalOcean, but with a simpler setup then the TFA.

I simply have a Travis-ci.org setup that does an "rsync" after "jekyll build". And in case I'm not in the mood for waiting on Travis, I simply "rsync" from my localhost after build.

Having an automated build system has advantages though - if you get a PR on your website repository with typos and so on, you just have to merge it and the content will get published, so you can do it over your phone. And yes, I had PRs, since I publish 2 project documentation websites this way.

Also folks, you don't need a CDN or Cloudflare, or any of that — you just need a healthy Nginx setup hosted at a decent VPS provider. I've had my websites withstand Reddit and HN level traffic just fine, paying $5 per month for hosting about 4 static websites, plus other stuff.

I also hate Medium, Blogger, Wordpress and any of that crap, I hate their bloat and trackers and I do think having your own website published in a Git repository is worth it. Yes, there is a cost in maintaining my websites, but I do so willingly, because they are mine.

PS: shameless plug — https://alexn.org

[AndrewStephens]

That's pretty much what I ended up doing as well, albeit with my own static site builder scripts. Each time I build my site[1], the deployment script is just a directory rsync. No mess, no fuss.

You are also right about not needing a CDN. My site has occasionally become momentarily popular and my $5 hosting VM hasn't even blinked on my completely static site. A database is a fine thing but you don't want to be serving web pages out of one. Thats why I finally ditched WordPress.

[1] https://sheep.horse/tagcloud.html#computing - a complete waste of your time.

[bovermyer]

Your blog is acceptable to me.

More specifically, I like the dry humor and scattershot nature of the content. Reminds me of how the web used to be.

[AndrewStephens]

> Your blog is acceptable to me

That is literally the nicest thing anyone has ever said about my blog.

(Realistically I probably should have started different sites as my circumstances/interests changed, but it's my blog and I'll do what I want)

[StavrosK]

Oh yeah? Well I really like your board games series!

[icebraining]

I use a git hook on the server to rebuild on push. I do the same for a few configuration files (the hook takes care of copying the file and reloading the daemon). If you're the only user, it's perhaps the simplest (and fastest) option, although it does mean you need a git client to update stuff. Thankfully, there's SGit for Android.

[bauerd]

I build an nginx Docker image that serves the Jekyll output and push that. I have an Ansible docker_container task that pulls and runs it. Done, couldn't be happier.