You forgot to add containers and self host (and configure the server)

Yes, let's build our website as a completely static SPA and then deploy it on a self hosted Kubernetes cluster.

I think you have done a great job! It's really clean and works well. One nit was that adding a tag redirects to a new page, losing whatever prompt text I filled in. Probably would benefit from a more responsive form for this but that is annoying to implement.

I am curious how you built and deployed it. If you're interested to share, I have some questions!

That's so cool! Nice work!! Are you happy to share how you built and host it? How long has it taken you to get it to this point?

Thanks! I started out with a Nextjs full stack on Vercel, with db on Turso but ended up with a React frontend (next on vercel) and Go backend (selfhosted on vps).

Decided to port the backend to Go + postgres (on a Hetzner VPS), and retain the frontend on Nextjs - A lighter weight client, moving most of the compute to the backend API. Few reasons for the port: I've had a lot more success/stability with Go backends, Turso pulled multi-tenant dbs which is what I mostly wanted them for, Nextjs is getting too hard for me.

Go backend is just the std lib (1.22+ server with the nice routing) - I mostly write all the lines in this

Frontend is textbook modern react: React19,next15,tailwind4 - AI mostly writes the code in the frontend (Cursor + Cline + sequentialthinking + context7 + my own custom "memory bank" process of breaking down tasks). AI is really, really good at this. I wrote this https://image-assets.etelej.com/ in literally 2 days 2 weekends ago with less than 10% of code being mine (mostly infra + hono APIs)

I found an ex-office HP computer with and i5-4670 on the side of the road and have been thinking about setting it up as a home server. Does anyone have a recommendation for how to set it up as a NAS, VPN, Home Assistant and Plex server?

Home Assistant + plugins/extensions ~might be the easiest. Unsure about the VPN part. If you want to tinker and do some sysadmin work, then go install Proxmox and have separate containers for each as you wish.

Tailscale VPN addon for HomeAssistant is relatively simple to set up. You can use it to access your home network remotely ("site to site networking") or to proxy your network traffic through your home network when you're away ("exit node")

Yeah Tailscale is great. I assumed VPN as in tunneling the whole network external traffic through the machine. I haven't searched for something like that. Might even need a full blown router service/VM.

I went to an ergonomic chair store and found several good chairs that compete with HM. They aren't the only manufacturer, shop around!

Yeah I got the ick reading about negotiating a severance. I get it, it's dog eat dog but I wonder how much good will he has going for him...

How do you save and restore the backup?

iPhone does this with iCloud.

How do you login to iCloud without any second factor available?

Set up a recovery code (in advance).

https://support.apple.com/en-us/109345

And test before you leave!

could use a hardware key

They can technically ask for your included access as well.

I miss my Moto X too! Which phone did you move on to?

I used the original Moto X as long as I could. I can't even remember what I got after. I'm now sporting a iPhone mini.

Obviously the market just isn't there for smaller phones, but I actually think the iPhone 3GS had the best form factor of any phone I've used, and it's smaller screen encouraged information density, which I like.

I say I use an iPhone mini now, and it's true, but only because Apple requires you to use an iPhone with their Watch. I've given up on the phone form factor, and use an Apple Watch with an ear bud and cellular, and keep the phone in drawer most of the time. Actually is was the Moto lineup that got me onto that: they had that short-lived earbud that was marketed as requiring zero screen in order to do all your mobile computing (I never got one though).

You might wonder why one wouldn't just use an Android watch that could do all of it without the bullshit Apple tax across multiple devices. It's for similar reasons for why I didn't end up liking the Galaxy Note, even though it still, to this day, feels like a miracle that they could cram so many features AND so much quality into that device, and that it could legitimately perform in all those categories.

The iPhone mini still feels too big, but at least it's mostly usable with one hand, even if it's not comfortable to do something like pull down the control panel shade on the top right corner with your left hand.

I know I'm just a weirdo though. I thought the Windows Phone UI was brilliant, especially the audio design.

What about fungi? :(

See ShroomID - https://shroom.id/

iNaturalist has been pretty good for me with fungi and slime molds. You don't even have to save the report, just start by uploading your pictures and then looking at the suggested species. If you have multiple pictures it's worth moving between them, the classifier only works on one picture at a time.