setting up coding blog on Vercel

May 27, 2024

log entry 1: blog setup with Vercel

what:

  1. signed up for Vercel, connected to GitHub

  2. created new public GitHub repo

  3. pointed Vercel to new repo for deployment

  4. updated dns for pcbo.xyz to Vercel

  5. wrote the first blog post, updated header and footer

challenges:

  • had to sanity-check dns settings on namecheap

  • pretty rusty on pretty much everything

learnings:

  • impressed with GitHub <> Vercel integration, smooth af

next steps:

  • further remove clutter from site