Go web server in Docker deployed to Google Cloud Run

I created a web server with Go language and deployed it Google Cloud Run inside a Docker container.

Are cloud certificates beneficial?

Cloud certificates are proof of developer’s competence. But are they beneficial in practice?

Pirsch - Google Analytics alternative for static website

Setting up anayltics tracking for a web page is simple. Just copy couple of lines of code from the select analytics service and you are good to go.

EmailLabs - EU based service for 9 000 free transactional emails per month

During my website migration it became evident that I would also need a new email service. Previously the email hosting was integrated in the CPanel of my web hotel.

Migration from Wordpress to Hugo

Migrations are in most cases performed poorly. The reason is that companies treat their IT ecosystem as a commodity rather than asset. The portofolio should be maintained and nurtured to keep in good shape.

Hugo SEO

Yoast SEO is addmitedly a nice plugin in Wordpress. I was thinking a lot how to replace it in Hugo. Quickly I learned that SEO is not magic.

Image optimization in Hugo

Text content of all my 300+ blog posts is less than 2 MB in size containing the metadata. An image taken with mobile phone can be 5 MB.

Backend for Hugo website

Hugo framework generates HTML files that load really fast. It does not have. As a drawback the developer needs to be more creative with some essential functionalities such as site search and sending contact forms.

Hugo vs Wordpress - Performance, price and plugins

I moved my website from Wordpress to Hugo on August 2022.

My website has been renewed!

The website migration of mikaelahonen.com has completed! Here is the background why I migrated my Wordpress site to Hugo framework that generates static websites.

Databox for enterprise reporting - Review and demo

Databox enables elegant reports in a SaaS interface to be shared and published both internally and outside the organization.

Creating my first Android app - How long it takes?

Creating and Android app has been in my task list a good whil but now I decided to take the pivotal step. How long would it take?