Tag: Web
Putting this blog on ATProto with standard.site
Mirroring a static Hugo blog onto ATProto with standard.site and Sequoia, plus the GitHub Actions wiring that republishes the records on every push without any manual steps.
Vite SPA Static SEO Meta Tags Without SSR
How I handle static SEO meta tags, canonical URLs, Open Graph tags, and prerendered HTML for Vite and Vue SPAs without adding SSR.
Kamal vs Coolify for a Solo SaaS
My practical Kamal vs Coolify comparison for solo SaaS apps: when I prefer one-command deploys, when a dashboard helps, and why I use Kamal with Hetzner.
Mastering Markdown
I've loved Markdown since the day it was a Daring Fireball post. It's a simple rich text format that gets the job done, and it's used everywhere. Markdown is supported out of the box on PowerShell 6+, using the ConvertFrom-Markdown command.
You Can Publish Without Replit
Replit and browser app builders are fine for sketches. If the app matters, I want source code, a normal repo, terminal agents, and boring deployment.
Stripe Billing Setup for SaaS: The Parts Nobody Tells You
Hetzner vs Vercel: What I Pay to Run My SaaS Apps
My SaaS hosting cost comparison for Hetzner, Vercel, and Render: real numbers from running production apps on Hetzner VPS servers with Kamal and PostgreSQL.
You Do Not Need Firebase and Supabase
Bluesky API Info
A reference page for making stuff using Bluesky's public API.
ATProto Stuff
A summary of interesting projects in the ATmosphere. Things online built on the AT Protocol, and other information surrounding it.
If You Vibe Code an App for Work, Put the Backend in Charge
Someone on Reddit asked about deploying a custom vibe-coded app for work, installed on a local server. They could not code their way through problems,
Magic Link Sign Up and Login for SaaS
No passwords. No separate registration form. No "confirm your email" step after sign up. The user enters an email address, gets a link, clicks it, and
Why I Self-Host My SaaS Apps on Hetzner
Why I self-host my SaaS apps on Hetzner with Kamal: lower hosting costs, more control, local PostgreSQL performance, and simpler deployment in 2026.
Terraform for Indie Hackers: Just Enough Infrastructure as Code
How I use Terraform with Kamal 2 to provision a Hetzner server, configure DNS, and deploy small SaaS apps without paying for a separate PaaS per project.
One-Command Deploy: How Kamal 2 Changed How I Ship
Push-to-deploy has been a solved problem for a while. I used Heroku years ago and Render for the past 2 years — both handle deployment well. But I
Magic Link Auth vs Google Login: When to Use Which
Dev Toggles for Simulating UI States
When building frontend apps, getting the UI into different states is tricky because local APIs are fast and rarely fail. You want to see what happens
MyOG.social - Automatic OG Image Generation
I built MyOG.social, a tool that automatically generates OG images for your pages. OG images are the preview images that show up when you share a link
Configuring Cloudflare Tunnel to Expose Servers for Local Development, Webhooks etc
I needed a way to expose local dev servers to the internet for webhook testing. ngrok works, but Cloudflare Tunnel is free and lets you use your own
How I Set Up PostHog Analytics Across Frontend and Backend
How I set up PostHog analytics across frontend and backend apps, including event tracking, user identification, privacy choices, and server-side events.
More Programming Thoughtleadership re: dependencies
I'm still thinking about this thing that everyone pretty much decided to stop thinking about in 2019.
Ghost CMS
Some thoughts on Ghost after trying it out for approx. 10 minutes.
Dia browser
Here are some bad ideas that you could wage your company on, if only you can drum up the adequate hype.
Stacked middleware vs embedded delegation in Go
Compare middleware stacking with embedded delegation in Go HTTP servers. Learn when to override ServeHTTP for simpler request handling.
Now: 10 February - 16 February 2025
In the office, on top of hills, on trains, in fields, on the computer. Oh I've been ever-y-where, man, I've been ever-y-where
The Foo Playground Controller
Link blog in a static site
Build a link blog without a backend using Hugo and markdown. Track reading, articles, and activities with yearly detail pages and RSS filtering.
Terraform and Kamal for Digital Ocean Demo Repositories
A Terraform and Kamal 2 demo repo for deploying a frontend, backend, and database stack on one VPS, plus notes on my current Hetzner setup.
Domain squatting
The story of why you’re on charlesharri.es.
Building A Customizable Framer Component
A technical walkthrough of building a customizable Framer Code Component for Buttondown email signups, complete with Property Controls and open source code.
I made a Website/Service Uptime Monitor
Hi, I started a side project recently. It's currently an MVP. It’s a monitoring tool for websites and web services. You give it a list of URLs and
Getting hacked
When your Facebook account gets hacked, you're on your own. You may be saved by either 1. luck, or 2. having two-factor authentication enabled.
More cache busting
How to cache bust static assets when you're just running a naïve script for website deploys.
Dockerise the website
Docker is very good and very powerful and absolutely not what I need in my life right now.
ETag and HTTP caching
Implement client-side HTTP caching with ETag headers. Learn If-None-Match, 304 Not Modified responses, and weak validation in Go servers.
Crossing the CORS crossroad
Troubleshoot CORS errors with this practical guide. Learn Access-Control-Allow-Origin headers, preflight requests, and domain allowlisting in Go.
Battery on Arc
Arc works with my crummy old laptop now! Is that enough to make me want to switch to it fulltime?
Listen to Wikipedia
It's possible to listen to Wikipedia being edited in realtime—and it sounds pretty good!
Does web design matter
Is there any point in making websites look good, beyond their normal ease of use? And if so—who are we doing it for?
Google the search engine
Google Search has been having a Rough Time of it lately, but don’t feel bad: it’s their own fault.
Vendoring
No build step. No dependency management. Radically simplify the web. Transcend npm. I believe in you.
Web devs: not great
Remember when I said the web is good? I lied! Sort of. It's web developers who are bad.
Manual deploys
Dropping CI/CD with GitHub Actions and going back to deploying my website by hand. It's artisan!
Fujichia
A website that is actually a spooky castle that you can go visit from the comfort of your very own personal sofa.
Self-hosted Google Fonts in Hugo
Host Google Fonts locally in Hugo without CDN dependency. Download woff2 files, configure CSS, and improve performance while maintaining GDPR compliance.
Colour mode
You've heard of dark mode, now check out colour mode.