So a year has passed since I posted my initial āFirst post on my new website!ā⦠this is my second post⦠Yeah, I should feel ashamed⦠and actually, I am a little š¤
So what happened?
Well, multiple things blocked me a bit:
- I didnāt really enjoy using Hugo, which powered my initial site. While I do enjoy a static website, it isnāt really something you just jump into and write.
- My domain was āFrenck.nlā, I had that domain for many, many years. Nevertheless, it doesnāt look quite international, meh š
- Iāve been very, very, very busy developing all these Community Hass.io Add-ons.
- And mainly, I didnāt give myself enough time actually to start using Home Assistant personally on a serious level
I agree, most of those points listed above, bad excuses. But it really didnāt help. I did do tons of mind maps and wrote down ideas to write about things I would like to write about, nevertheless, still didnāt write anything.
The fixes
So addressing those issues was needed to get my mind released from this imaginary and brain blocking prison I created for myself.
Google came along, releasing the ā.devā top level domains. What a fit for me! š So got one, and you are looking at it. Really, this was the kick starter for me to get up, and get stuff done.
I was determined to fix my personal website! And yes, you are now looking at it š.
Iāve replaced Hugo with WordPress. Although I kind of dislike WordPress on a technical level, from a user perspective (and I am a user right now), it is really friendly to use. So decided to make the jump and install WordPress.
So far, WordPress is working well for me. And I would never imagine I would ever say this: It is rather impressive!
The time aspect
Iām still very busy on developing the Home Assistant Hass.io add-ons, but Iāve lowered the pace a bit lately. With the number of add-ons available today, I genuinely believe Hass.io is now a fantastic piece of software for any home automating and home lab needs.
This gives me the time to work on my own Home Assistant setup a bit, and Iāve been having tons of fun setting it up! I am sharing my full configuration publicly on GitHub (well, I did leave out the secrets file of course š¤Ŗ).
And from now onā¦
From now on I will be posting at least weekly on this website.
No, Iām not making promises: That seems a bad idea. I do feel like this is going to be fun! And that is the main drive I need to get me moving. š
So what can you expect? Oh man⦠do I have some things in store for you! Iām planning on writing:
- About my Home Assistant setup (configurations, automations, used hardware, DIY, general experiences).
- Maybe Iāll throw in a product review from time to time since I do get my hands on a lot of stuff. Some I like, some I donāt. Let me share that.
- My open source development experiences. If you follow my GitHub, you probably know: I do some š.
- I like to fiddle with DevOps, servers, network cables, routers, firewalls, those kinds of things. Some of these experiences are pretty useful in a home lab as well!
- Strong opinions. Iām slightly assholic, but that is mainly because I have a strong opinion on a lot of things. I like to be honest and straight to the point without the fluff.
So yeah, Iām going to focus my personal website around the Internet of Things, with a strong focus on Home Assistant.
In conclusion
Iām happy with the current state of my website. Some things need tuning but in general: š¤.
I genuinely hope you like what I did to my site. If not, well, feel free to contact me to suggest improvements.
That leaves me, with just one question:
What do you want me to write about?
../Frenck