I’ve been trying to become more self-sufficient with technology lately. I’ve recently started dabbling with setting up a Raspberry Pi and self-hosting different services. I began with Pi-Hole because I’m just tired of all the ads. While this hasn’t eliminated all of them, it’s removed about 80 percent, which is a big improvement.

I’m also moving away from shared hosting (once my contract ends) because of the WordPress kerfuffle, the high pricing of my shared hosting, and WordPress nickel-and-diming for every little add-on. On top of that, I’ve grown frustrated with how complicated WordPress has become. I believe I’ve found the perfect solution, but all of this comes at a cost. I’m definitely stretching my comfort zone with technology and encountering new challenges along the way.

One challenge I’ve encountered is that most of the best blogging tools are only available for macOS, iOS, or iPadOS. Since I use Windows and Android, I often feel left out in the cold. Writing once and then publishing everywhere I want to is not as simple as it should be. I often find myself either cutting and pasting or using awkward workarounds.

#SelfHosting #TechChallenges #RaspberryPi #WordPress

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Today I spent putting together my first Raspberry Pi 5 and Pironman 5 case. Friday I updated the boot loader and installed the OS on the Nvme drive. I put it all together updated the OS with the Pironman updates for the little bitty screen (which is quite useful) and the fans to shut down properly and it all worked. Now to learn Docker and install some different apps (like, Nginx, Pi-hole with Unbound and etc). It will still be a while but the computer is functional 😀. #learning #raspberrypi

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