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I'd go for a simple static site (on a VPS) containing a brief introduction -- a main profile if you will -- and then let your actions on other services (github,

I'd go for a simple static site (on a VPS) containing a brief introduction -- a main profile if you will -- and then let your actions on other services (github, bitbucket, facebook, twitter, flickr, tumblr, posterous etc) describe you. You'd remove all the must-dos and still be able to learn a lot by administrating your own server. You can, for example, simplify deployment of your static site (fabric, capistrano, git-hooks etc), tweak performance (try different web servers, different settings and benchmark), increase security (keep up-to-date with best practices, patch software), set up ssh tunnels, a backup server, a closed version control repository and a lot more.

thethirdswitch 16y ago
Second this. I'm doing the same thing. Static site using StaticMatic on a VPS (Slicehost). My profile page links to Github, Twitter, posterous, etc. I learned a lot setting up and administering my own Linux server (I have a Windows background), and use it to play around with various setups / tools.
jluxenberg 16y ago
If you're running a static site, then you can host it on S3 for much cheaper than the $5 / mo you're probably paying for your VPS. All you have to do is create a CNAME www.yourdomain.com that points to bucketname.s3.amazonaws.com, then upload your site to the bucket. Make sure to set the ACLs on the objects such that they are publicly accessible, and also upload the files with the correct mime types. For a 50MB site that transfers 5GB of data per month, you'll pay $0.61 / mo. Not too shabby, and if the site is just your resume and a few static pages you'll use much less.
- lacerus 16y ago
  I like this idea a lot. Can you recommend a service to take care of e-mail forwarding?
  - AdamGibbins 16y ago
    Google Apps?
- jst 16y ago
  What about the root document?
  - jluxenberg 16y ago
    Very good point. I actually use NearlyFreeSpeech.net for my personal site (a pay-what-you-use host), so I'm not actually using S3, but I plan to in the future. CloudFront apparently supports the root document, here's an article that explains how to do it: http://gothick.org.uk/2010/10/26/serving-websites-using-s3-and-cloudfronts-default-root-object/ http://gothick.org.uk/2010/10/26/serving-websites-using-s3-a...

thethirdswitch 16y ago

Second this. I'm doing the same thing. Static site using StaticMatic on a VPS (Slicehost). My profile page links to Github, Twitter, posterous, etc. I learned a lot setting up and administering my own Linux server (I have a Windows background), and use it to play around with various setups / tools.

jluxenberg 16y ago

If you're running a static site, then you can host it on S3 for much cheaper than the $5 / mo you're probably paying for your VPS. All you have to do is create a CNAME www.yourdomain.com that points to bucketname.s3.amazonaws.com, then upload your site to the bucket. Make sure to set the ACLs on the objects such that they are publicly accessible, and also upload the files with the correct mime types. For a 50MB site that transfers 5GB of data per month, you'll pay $0.61 / mo. Not too shabby, and if the site is just your resume and a few static pages you'll use much less.

lacerus 16y ago
I like this idea a lot. Can you recommend a service to take care of e-mail forwarding?
- AdamGibbins 16y ago
  Google Apps?
jst 16y ago
What about the root document?
- jluxenberg 16y ago
  Very good point. I actually use NearlyFreeSpeech.net for my personal site (a pay-what-you-use host), so I'm not actually using S3, but I plan to in the future. CloudFront apparently supports the root document, here's an article that explains how to do it: http://gothick.org.uk/2010/10/26/serving-websites-using-s3-and-cloudfronts-default-root-object/ http://gothick.org.uk/2010/10/26/serving-websites-using-s3-a...