Teraga

RESOURCES I USED TO BUILD THIS WEBSITE

I received some questions from people interested in building their DIY website. Please, know that there are many ways to do it, for example you could use a free template generator or make your own site from scratch. I went for the latter option with the help of these resources:

• Code Actually (I used it to learn basic HTML and CSS and create the skeleton of the website, free)
• W3Schools (to improve the design of the website, free)
• VS Code (I used it to get myself acquainted with creating a web page. It is free and can be downloaded on your computer, according to several sources it may not be the best option for privacy, tho)
• Neocities (I built my website on it, it has both a free and a premium plan that allows you to add your custom domain. This is my plan for this space, at least for now. It has some tutorials and other resources and a nice community, I haven't delved into the community yet, but plan to do it)
• Rediscovering the Small Web by Parimal Satyal (An amazing essay on how the web has evolved and on the movement of people keeping the small web alive)
• The IndieWeb movement (I find that many of their principles sit well with my idea of independent web, and I like their emphasis on DIY)

Things I would do differently now

I've been using this website for weeks now, and I now have a clearer idea of what I want from it. Since I am sure I will build another website or an improved version of this space in the future, I am listing what I'd do differently if I were to build it from scratch again.

1. make sure my CSS file works as expected before going on with the site design.

   Up until recently, I didn't use a CSS styling page to manage the design of this website. I initially created a separate CSS file and added it to the pages, but something would not work as expected. So, I decided I could do without, even if it meant adjusting the CSS directly on each page.

   While not a big deal, not having a CSS did make things more time-consuming, particularly as I added new pages and tweaked the site.

   Eventually, I figured out how to add the CSS page without ruining what I'd done so far! I can now change some features without having to edit every single page. Problem solved!