https://malakatharumuthu.xyz/posts/ Recent content in Blog on Malaka Tharumuthu Hugo en Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://malakatharumuthu.xyz/posts/vps-setup/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://malakatharumuthu.xyz/posts/vps-setup/ <p>i didn’t really plan this to turn into a whole journey.</p> <p>i just wanted a simple portfolio online.</p> <p>but somehow it ended up being me fighting linux, hugo, nginx, and dns for hours 😭</p> <hr> <h2 id="starting-point"> starting point <a class="heading-link" href="#starting-point"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <p>i had a VPS sitting there doing nothing.</p> <p>so i thought:</p> <p>“okay let me just put a portfolio on it”</p> <p>simple idea. bad assumption.</p> <hr> <h2 id="choosing-hugo"> choosing hugo <a class="heading-link" href="#choosing-hugo"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <p>i went with Hugo because it looked fast and lightweight.</p>