diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7e58de9..14be1de 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,2 +1,28 @@ # blog-hugo -Testing HUGO the static site generator as it is a lot more light weight than a full blown CMS and suits my needs +I am hoping to migrate my dynamic blog currently hosted using GHOST CMS +to a static site using HUGO. + +## Pros of static sites +* Security +* Reliability +* Speed +* Scalability +* Low Resource requirement + +## Why +The reasons above all fit well with my current goal of trying to containerise +all of the services running on my home lab. Currently I have 2 servers running +Proxmox VE with a combined 48 threads and 256GB of RAM which as you can imagine +take a lot of power. + +The plan is to slowly move the majority of my services to a cluster of +4 RaspberryPis. If all the services required support the ARM CPU architecture +then I can completely decommission the power hungry servers. + +## How +I am still coming up with the deployment method of this site but from what I +have seen the Github CI/CD pipeline makes a lot of sense as the site will be +hosted on Github anyway. +* Update Github with new code +* Github generates a docker image +* Kubernetes cluster uses that image to host the site