Did This Email Arrive In My Inbox?
Back in August, I asked a question: Did this email arrive in YOUR inbox? Did This Email Arrive In Your Inbox?So uhh...hi. I hope you’re not just reading this on my website, through ActivityPub, , or…
Did This Email Arrive In Your Inbox?
So uhh...hi. I hope you're not just reading this on my website, through ActivityPub, , or RSS, but also in your email clients. Because here's the thing. Ideally, this post was sent as a newsl…
When Life Gives You...
...double taxation agreements. Oh well, where do I start? A few months ago, I eagerly told you about incorporating Magic Pages. I went and had meetings with tax advisors, spoke to legal professional…
My Own Little Docker Swarm UI
Recently, I left you with a bit of a cliffhanger in the end of this post, I know. It was about finding a better way to manage my Docker Swarm cluster. Well, here's where that story leads. I am st…
Why Distributed Storage Matters (Even When It Hurts)
So, here's the thing about distributed storage: it's the reason I spent sleepless nights wrestling with Longhorn, watching my infrastructure costs explode, and ultimately migrating 650 Ghost s…
Swim, Docker, Swim!
So, here's the awkward truth: after weeks of research into LXC, conversations with some pretty experienced DevOps engineers, and even briefly reconsidering Kubernetes, Magic Pages is going back to…
The Calm After The Storm
Last night was the first night in a long time that I could actually sleep – and not check my phone every time I nervously woke up. Quite honestly, the last 1-2 weeks have not been the best for my men…
Taking The Plunge
You know that moment when theory meets reality? When all your research and planning suddenly gets a very real deadline? That's exactly what happened on June 24th, 2025. If you've been followi…
Requirements First
💡This is the continuation of me rebuilding the Magic Pages infrastructure in public. Make sure to read the first and second post before diving into this. It gives you the context you'd need 😉 A…
The Townhouse in the Middle
A few days ago, I left you with a bit of a cliffhanger. But the post resonated well with you – so, I am back, sharing what's been going on in my head in the last few days. As a quick recap: Magic…
Rebuilding the Magic Pages Infrastructure in Public
You know that feeling of wanting to change something that's running perfectly? Well, I do. But quite honestly, this is not that kind of a story. It's the story of not wanting to change someth…
ActivityPub, again?
Yes, another ActivityPub post. You might remember my last attempt: Trying to get ActivityPub running as wellI just read Cathy’s blog post about getting ActivityPub started: Getting ActivityPub runnin…