Blog - page 9

2021-04-02T00:00:00.000Z 2nd April 2021

Side Project Imposter Syndrome

What is a side project, if not a safe place to get imposter syndrome?

2021-03-22T00:00:00.000Z 22nd March 2021

Automatically deploying your Lumen App with PHP Deployer (and zero downtime) so you don't have to manually do it

PHP Deployer is a great little utility for deploying your PHP app via command line. It doesn't force you to use any specific tech stack and simplifies the process of getting your app live.

2021-03-08T00:00:00.000Z 8th March 2021

How to migrate your Gitlab instance to a new server

I recently migrated our Gitlab server install from one server to another. With the help of a few tutorials it was fairly painless, however I thought I would outline the steps here

2021-02-22T00:00:00.000Z 22nd February 2021

Socket RSS - The Gleefreshing answer to your Doomscrolling habits

I have recently made a side project called "Socket RSS". The idea is it becomes a place for Gleefreshing, not Doomscrolling.

2021-02-15T00:00:00.000Z 15th February 2021

Compiling your front-end assets with Laravel Mix while your 11ty site builds, so you don't have to switch between processes

Laravel Mix is a great asset compiler from the creators of Laravel - but you don't have to be using their framework to benefit from it. This blog walks through setting it up to run with 11ty.

2021-02-01T00:00:00.000Z 1st February 2021

How to set up and use Laravel Mix with your project

Despite the name, Laravel Mix isn't just for Laravel. It is a tidy, succinct task runner with understandable syntax and a single config file. This tutorial will run through setting it up with your project

2021-01-18T00:00:00.000Z 18th January 2021

Setting up a custom domain with Netlify with Cloudflare SSL

In this post we are going to set up a custom domain in Netlify using Cloudflare. We will also install a self signed Cloudflare certificate on Netlify to ensure end-to-end encryption.

2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z 14th January 2021

Making sure you're not doing everything at work

Delegation is hard for people who find themselves in management roles. The trick is to be the overflow, not the gatekeeper.

2020-12-31T00:00:00.000Z 31st December 2020

2020 In Review

2020 brought the first pandemic of my lifetime, but plenty of good things too

2020-11-20T00:00:00.000Z 20th November 2020

What is a server?

Written For Liquid Light

Servers power the internet and have done since the creation of it. All the websites in the world run on servers (with varying levels of web interfaces & logins). So what are they, how do they work and what do Liquid Light typically use?