Hacker News: ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ingavHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:41:24 +0000<![CDATA[Show HN: I built an app where I've to get my gf's permission to doomscroll]]>Article URL: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/screen-time-social-poke/id6745727640

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45042352

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]]>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:16:25 +0000https://apps.apple.com/us/app/screen-time-social-poke/id6745727640ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45042352https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45042352<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost, Fully Owned"]]>Thank you!

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:53:01 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43774087ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43774087https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43774087<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost, Fully Owned"]]>Totally get that. My post was meant as a way, not the way. I already use Obsidian for most of my writing and notes, so this setup just fits naturally into my workflow.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:44:51 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43773448ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43773448https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43773448<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare"]]>But I’d say “infinite lifetime” only holds as long as your hardware, power, and IP setup stay stable. If your home machine dies or your router resets, things go offline fast.

That’s part of why I prefer hosting the static output somewhere external. Not perfect, but it lets me step away from the setup for months and still have it running.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:28:28 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43773277ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43773277https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43773277<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost, Fully Owned"]]>Thank you. Yes they offer unlimited bandwidth.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:19:01 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43773183ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43773183https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43773183<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost, Fully Owned"]]>Nice setup.

Yeah, I do commit drafts. My repo’s private, so I don’t mind keeping everything versioned there, including posts still marked as draft: true.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:05:46 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43773045ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43773045https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43773045<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost, Fully Owned"]]>What I meant by "fully-owned" is really about owning the content and the workflow: everything lives locally in plain text, versioned in Git, and built with open tools. I can move it to any host without being locked into a platform or losing anything.

You're right that hosting on GitHub and Cloudflare isn't infrastructure ownership. I should’ve been more precise with the wording.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:58:28 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772970ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772970https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772970<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost, Fully Owned"]]>True, Blogspot is simpler. But if it ever shuts down or changes policies, you’re at their mercy - and exporting your content cleanly could be a mess. With this setup, everything is just Markdown files and Git. I can move it anywhere, anytime, no lock-in.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:53:09 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772901ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772901https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772901<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost, Fully Owned"]]>Nice, didn’t know that. Will try it out, thanks!

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:24:47 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772609ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772609https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772609<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost, Fully Owned"]]>I’m not totally sure, but Obsidian does have built-in spellcheck, and there are some community plugins like LanguageTool that might help with grammar. Haven’t used them extensively myself, but they could be worth checking out.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:16:29 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772521ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772521https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772521<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost, Fully Owned"]]>Github Pages also works, I used Cloudflare since almost all my other projects are hosted there + I use it to manage DNS.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:13:28 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772485ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772485https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772485<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost, Fully Owned"]]>I connect the custom domain in the Cloudflare Pages dashboard. Once the site is deployed, you can assign a domain under Pages > Custom Domains, and since I already manage DNS in Cloudflare, it's just a couple of clicks to route it.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:08:53 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772430ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772430https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772430<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost, Fully Owned"]]>I just like keeping all my writing in one place, separate from coding. Obsidian gives me that focused space, and I’ve set it up with a nice font and minimal theme that fits how I like to write.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:03:28 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772359ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772359https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772359<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost, Fully Owned"]]>Yes. That's exactly what I meant. The content is not locked-down and is fully portable.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:59:00 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772296ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772296https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772296<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare"]]>I’m using “fully owned” more in the sense of control rather than infrastructure ownership. The content lives locally, it’s versioned in Git, and everything’s built with open tools. I can move it to another host any time without being locked into a specific platform or format.

I agree it’s not “self-hosted”. But compared to a closed CMS or paid platform, it feels meaningfully more in my hands.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:57:54 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772284ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772284https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772284<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost, Fully Owned"]]>> It feels like it causes less eye strain.

Yes that was the intention.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:55:09 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772249ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772249https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772249<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare"]]>Haha, been there. But this setup’s actually working really well for me. It’s not chasing the "hot new thing," it’s going back to stuff that’s proven and solid.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:46:56 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772155ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772155https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772155<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost, Fully Owned"]]>Yeah, I’m hoping this kind of setup gets more popular. It’s simple, fast, and gives you real control over your content.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:41:56 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772083ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772083https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772083<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare"]]>I already have several other projects and DNS managed in Cloudflare, so it made sense to keep everything in one place. GitHub Pages would definitely work too.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:34:42 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772002ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772002https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43772002<![CDATA[New comment by ingav in "How I Blog with Obsidian, Hugo, GitHub, and Cloudflare – Zero Cost, Fully Owned"]]>This was written assuming you already have a domain. If not, then yes that would be an additional cost.

]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:33:03 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43771979ingavhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43771979https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43771979