This blog has moved to alaskalinuxuser.ddns.net

Recently, I upgraded my server (posts to follow on that adventure). As well as updating the server, I also changed my blog software and setup. The short and the sweet of it is this, the old blog, alaskalinuxuser3.ddns.net is still up and running my Pelican generated static site. My plan is to leave it up for the time being, perhaps for as long as I blog, as a historic record of previous projects. However, going forward, I will be using the web address of alaskalinuxuser.ddns.net for future blog posts.

I decided to switch to Bludit CMS, a flat file site generator, rather than continue with Pelican for blogging. Both allow building posts in markdown, and both create a flat file website. However, Pelican has no admin panel or interface for plugins, which made the ability to create posts a little more tedious. Granted, for Pelican I had automated most of the process, with bash scripts and such, but it became a bit tiresome to have to transfer my posts files and media from whichever computer I wrote on to the server, then change the permissions, and rebuild the website for each post. With Bludit, there is an admin panel, and I can log in from any browser, upload media, make posts, save drafts, etc.

Don't get me wrong, I love/d Pelican, but I just needed to simplify my life by making it easier to make posts. Why Bludit? Well, I wanted to stick with a flat file website system, so I tried several. I almost went for HTMLy, but decided on Bludit after trying them both on a local server. The interface for Bludit is very simple and easy to use. You can use markdown, or a WYSIWYG text editor instead. Bludit also has a Disqus plugin for handling comments. While I have not enabled it yet, I have had several requests from my (few) readers that they would like to be able to leave a note or thought on my articles, and that may be an avenue I go down in the future. We'll see.

Either way, be sure to bookmark the new website, alaskalinuxuser.ddns.net, and head over there for all new posts. Also feel free to subscribe to the RSS feed!

And remember, if you are looking for older posts (before January 2026), stay here at alaskalinuxuser3.ddns.net to read them. There is some overlap (about 9 months worth) between the two sites.

Linux - keep it simple.