self-hosting on ryansouthgate.comhttps://ryansouthgate.com/tags/self-hosting/Recent content in self-hosting on ryansouthgate.comHugo -- gohugo.ioenTue, 14 Apr 2026 08:21:35 +0000Self-hosting and surviving the front page of Hacker Newshttps://ryansouthgate.com/surviving-front-page-hacker-news/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:21:35 +0000https://ryansouthgate.com/surviving-front-page-hacker-news/IntroLast October, my post “Why I Ditched Disqus for My Blog” unexpectedly reached the #1 spot on Hacker News - and stayed on the front page for more than 11 hours. Overnight, a blog I usually run quietly from an old laptop-turned-server at home was under the kind of scrutiny I never prepared for. For context, a couple of years ago, I migrated from Ghost to Hugo, and started self-hosting in a truly DIY way - a setup that could reliably handle my modest regular traffic.