TL; DR

Some time ago, I decided to multi-cloud my site. I’ve recently decided to revert to a single cloud hosting provider. I’m taking the opportunity to experience Amplify static hosting for this site.

Challenges with the previous configuration

Multiple hosting locations meant multiple build processes.

In effect, the site was built, deployed (to Firebase) then rebuilt and redeployed (to AWS). Admittedly, the latter was rarely an overhead as the AWS Amplify CI/CD workflow was triggered upon commit to the master branch on CodeCommit.

TL; DR

I’ve been reviewing the available Hugo privacy settings.

You can review the latest configuration on my site project page. Below I discuss the purpose of the changes.

Do not track

I’ve updated my Hugo site configuration to respect “do not track” (DNT) browser settings in Google Analytics. The effect is similar to browsing a site in private or incognito mode, which if you used previously blocked Google Analytics.

If you have DNT enabled as part of your usual browser configuration, Google Analytics on this site will not run when you visit.

TL; DR

I knew duel stacking this site would introduce some challenges. In this case, I found myself chasing speed demons at the expense of a focus on other project time. I’ve enjoyed every minute of it - however, there’s a lesson in there.

Multi-cloud thoughts

This site is a project which began on the one hand as a reason to explore the GCP Firebase hosting product. Extending it to AWS has added a dimension to it whilst still being relevant to the project itself.

TL; DR

In this post, I’ll discuss a rabbit hole that I went down with only a thin excuse as the reason. And here it is, a Reddit reply to a shared post from this site:

I can’t view on my desktop because your site is blocked on my network. Sorry

The rabbit hole in question? Dual stacking this site across Google and Amazon infrastructure.

Introducing AWS Amplify

I first read about Amplify in this blog post. It discussed the launch of Amplify Console as an evolution of the framework that proceeded it into a service offering. Described as: