Welcome
DESCRIPTION
Welcome to vgnshlv.nz, a cloud-native blog platform designed with the classic Unix manual page aesthetic in mind. This platform combines the nostalgia of terminal-based documentation with modern cloud infrastructure.
FEATURES
• Static site generation for maximum performance • AWS-powered infrastructure with minimal costs • CI/CD pipeline for automated deployments • Full-text search using client-side indexing • Real-time cost and analytics monitoring • Man page aesthetic throughout
COST TRACKING
This platform is designed to run on a minimal budget (~$1-10/month) while providing enterprise-grade features:
Service Cost/Month Notes ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── S3 Storage $0.12 5GB of content CloudFront $0.85 10k requests/month Route53 $0.50 DNS hosting Lambda $0.00 Within free tier Total ~$1.47 Scales with traffic
ARCHITECTURE
Built using:
- Python 3.11 - Static site generator
- AWS S3 - Content storage
- CloudFront - Global CDN
- Lambda@Edge - Analytics tracking
- GitHub Actions - CI/CD pipeline
- Pagefind - Client-side search
GETTING STARTED
Check out the [blog] section for technical articles about cloud-native development, DevOps, and cost optimization strategies.
SEE ALSO
blog(1), about(1), rss(1)