Project Overview
A personal technical blog covering Linux, self-hosting, open-source software, and home lab projects. Built on a custom Laravel CMS with full markdown authoring support, category tagging, and a clean reading-focused UI. Hosted entirely on a Synology NAS and publicly accessible at blog.power-nas.info.
Key Features
- Custom Laravel CMS -- full admin panel for writing, editing, publishing, and scheduling posts.
- Markdown authoring -- posts are written in Markdown and rendered server-side for fast, clean output.
- Category and tag system -- posts organised by topic for easy discovery.
- Responsive reading UI -- clean, mobile-optimised design with good typography and reading flow.
- RSS feed -- standard RSS endpoint for feed readers.
- SEO-ready -- canonical URLs, Open Graph meta tags, and a generated sitemap.
Technical Highlights
Built on Laravel 11 with a MySQL backend, served by Nginx on a home Synology NAS. The admin panel uses Laravel authentication and policy-based access control. Posts are stored as Markdown in the database and rendered on request, keeping the authoring experience simple while the output stays clean and fast.