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Create an Azure Static Website in seconds with Azure CLI
29 Dec 2019 · 3 min read · azure · azure-cli

Create an Azure Static Website in seconds with Azure CLI

Image by Cloudypixel on Unsplash In my last post. I demonstrated how to create a static website using the Azure Portal. However, many of those steps are much quicker using the Azure CLI. For today’s post, …

Serverless Static Websites in Azure for Pennies
24 Dec 2019 · 17 min read · azure · hugo

Serverless Static Websites in Azure for Pennies

Image by Max Bender on Unsplash Intro As you may or may not be aware, Gregor Suttie and Richard Hooper (Pixel Robots) came up with the awesome idea for Azure Advent Calendar which you can follow via the …

How to convert Grav markdown content to Hugo using powershell
19 Dec 2019 · 7 min read · grav · hugo

How to convert Grav markdown content to Hugo using powershell

Photo by Clément H on Unsplash In recent posts, I’ve talked about migrating from Grav to Hugo, at a high level. Before I get down into the detail of setting up the new solution - I need to spend a little time on …

Hugo Costs - An Update
15 Dec 2019 · 2 min read · grav · hugo

Hugo Costs - An Update

Photo by Michael Longmire on Unsplash In my last post - I discussed my pending move of one of my websites from Grav on Azure WebApps to Hugo in Azure Storage Static Websites to optimise my costs. I’ve yet to update …

Update on my Grav blog experiment in Azure
23 Nov 2019 · 7 min read · grav · hugo

Update on my Grav blog experiment in Azure

Image by John Salvino on Unsplash From the beginning, the intention was to minimise the cost outlay, whilst still using and learning about Azure and I promised to keep you up to date on my experience, what worked, what …

Enabling Certificate Transparency Monitoring for your Cloudflare domains
5 Sep 2019 · 4 min read · cloudflare · certificate

Enabling Certificate Transparency Monitoring for your Cloudflare domains

Image by Alexandre Debiève on Unsplash Got a website? Secured with HTTPS and an SSL certificate? You’d know if someone tried to register their own certificate for your domain and masquerade as you, right? If you …