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I have set up a Git Server

Just a short blog post to say that I have set up a Git Server and will be using it. This is convenient as it will mean I can begin to step away from using GitHub. That's not because I have issues with GitHub, it's wonderfully useful for the vast majority of people. It's more that I would rather my Git Repositories be decentralised, especially the repositories I consider important.

I will probably set some up to be public, and likely set up the stagit utility so a nice static website frontend can exist for people to look through.

It was remarkably easy to set up a Git Server. Makes me wonder why I put it off...

Published on 2021/01/01

Articles from blogs I follow around the net

A sonnet for St. Benedict

On his  feast day I am reposting this sonnet on St. Benedict. My recent experience of diving deep into the Psalter has made me appreciate the Benedictine tradition even more deeply, for of course he made the recitation of the … Continue reading →

via Malcolm Guite July 11, 2025

THE REPUBLIC #5

BESIDE THE HOLLOW SHIPS A crisis is a terrible thing to waste. The fighting above ground has intensified, so additional subbasements have been marked off-limits for the duration of the hostilities. Everyone suspects when the crisis is over we'll emerg…

via I'm not really Stanley Lieber. July 10, 2025

Old Computer Challenge 2025 > -- Old Tech, New Tricks

Hello and welcome to the Old Computer Challenge - 2025 Edition! This is the second year when I’m participating, and if you didn’t see my previous year’s entry, you can check the OCC24 - Party like it’s 2004 article, although it’s not mandatory. Since last …

via andrei.xyz July 9, 2025

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