Hello, World! The Den is live.
A couple of months ago, I thought programming probably wasn't for me.
I have a hard time mentally holding things like file structures, server paths, and how all the pieces connect. Then I realized I do not actually need to hold all of that in my head.
I can externalize it.
I can see the folders in VS Code. Git remembers the history. GitLab holds the repository. My local server lets me refresh the page and immediately see what changed.
I made several basic HTML files and bullied GitLab into moving them between computers via SSH, but when “Welcome to the Den” appeared in the browser, I got the kind of grin usually reserved for cartoon supervillains.
Since then, I packaged the site into a small Caddy container. GitLab builds it, Kubernetes runs it, and the server routes starryfaestudios.com to the right place. This sentence makes the process sound considerably calmer than it was. There may have been several crash outs.
The site is currently not as “cozy magical boy studio” as I had imagined and more “unfurnished rental with working electricity,” but the rooms exist. There is a gallery, a lab, a journal, a pet room, and a space for all my OCs!
I'm building the bones before I draw the furniture because otherwise I will absolutely make twelve beautiful objects and discover none of them fit through the door.
status:
- The Den is on the actual internet
- GitLab builds the container
- Kubernetes and Caddy keep it running
- The links work
- The homepage is still dressed like 1996
Anyway, the Den exists now. It's unfinished, functional, and mine.