.. title: Phoenix Rising
.. slug: phoenix-rising
.. date: 2018-06-18 20:35:27 UTC+01:00
.. tags: blog
.. category: general
.. link:
.. description:
.. type: text
Like the proverbial phoenix rising from the ashes, almost six years later this
blog is reborn.
This reincarnation sees a few changes on the technologies behind the scenes:
* The Static Site / Blog Generator powering the blog is now `Nikola
`_. *Nikola* is implemented in *Python*, supports all
the features I need, such as multiple kinds of markup for the posts (including
*reStructuredText* and *Markdown*), and is an active project.
* Hosting has moved to `GitLab Pages
`_ (the source repository is
now also hosted in `GitLab `_ — I guess my `Microsoft
phobia
`_
got the better of me).
* The blog content is now automatically built when changes are merged or pushed
to the master branch of the source repository courtesy of `GitLab CI/CD
`_.
* *GitLab Pages* hosting allows custom domains with TLS, so following the `HTTPS
Everywhere `_ mantra and using a `Let's
Encrypt `_ certificate, this blog is now served over
HTTPS.
Here's hoping that this time around I'll be able to regale my gentle readers
with regular and interesting content!