Hugo on Camping Coder

Hugo and droppy, Chromebook friends

Wed, 16 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500

droppy logo

If you read the post on Hugo + gulp = Chromebook awesomeness then you know that there are a lot of steps in it, and a lot of parts moving to make the solution work. While it does meet the need I noticed that it’s a little much for daily use. That’s really where droppy comes into the picture. It runs on Raspberry Pi’s, so its light weight, and has a great interface - best of all it has a code editor built right in!

Hugo + SHH - gulp = a new workflow

Thu, 03 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500

If you ready the post on Hugo + gulp = Chromebook awesomeness you’ll know that I’ve been adjusting my workflow to get Hugo to live reload on Chrome OS. While that solution worked okay, there were a few issues with it.

First off, the process required that a gulp task be setup to sync the files with the Termux. This isn’t a big deal, but as a project grows there’s more to sync, which causes the process to slow down. Additionally, it stores a duplicate of the files, which digs into the precious limited space on many Chromebooks.

Adding search to Hugo with elasticlunr

Thu, 12 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Well, it finally happened. Shortly after our 50th post, we realized without using google or in current post links it was becoming harder to find articles that had been written in the past. It’s not a secret that we use Hugo, and it is a great platform for static sites, just not for search. After searching on search for Hugo we’ve finally implemented a solution that works for us without the need for outside services.

Running Tmux for Termux on a Chromebook

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0500

It’s the little things that make writing code much more enjoyable. While I have been extremely happy since resetting my Chromebook back to stock, since I can run all the applications that I need - I really wanted multi window for Termux. While Chrome OS will not let you run multiple copies of Termux there is an application called tmux which will allow you to split up the one window into many regions.

Scheduling code deployment with Bitbucket

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Having a deployment pipeline is an awesome thing, it eliminates the mundane task of deploying changes. Really let’s face it, if a task is boring or mundane, then there’s likely a chance where a mistake could happen. Sometime though there’s a need to re-deploy, or at least deploy code at a certain time, and that’s where an overlooked feature in Bitbucket pipeline comes in which is simply called Schedules.

Schedule button

Serverless dynamic content with Hugo and JavaScript

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Wow that’s a $10 title, but it’s really the goal of this post - to show you how you can use Hugo and still retain all of the JavaScript goodies for dynamic content. For those who don’t know, in general for dynamic content you will typically require having a server with a database somewhere which allows you to request data. With Hugo there is no database, or place to pull the content, at least at first glance.

Hugo + gulp = Chromebook awesomeness

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0500

One of my favorite things about writing code is that you can learn or fail fast - typically the failures teach you a lot more too. The quick iterations really are fun and when they make your day just an increment better, you get a sense of accomplishment. If you’ve read my initial running Hugo on a Chromebook post which was followed by the Hugo on 100% stock Chromebook you’ll get a sense of how the little iterations make a difference.

Resetting My Chromebook Back to Stock

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0500

With all the news coverage of the Meltdown, Spectre and whatever name exploits in the media, when I received the chance to upgrade to the newest version of Chrome OS, I jumped on it. This particular version for my ThinkPad Chromebook also included a firmware upgrade, which to me meant something new - I have not seen a firmware update in Chrome OS until then. The downside of the update is that it required a ‘Power wash’ of Chrome OS, essentially resetting the machine back to stock. I thought about it for a little and decided to take it a step further and take the machine out of developer mode and see if with Android apps if I could mitigate the need for the elevated permissions on Chrome OS.

Running Hugo on Chromebook

Sun, 12 Nov 2017 14:00:00 -0500

Update: I’ve made a few adjustments to the process in my Resetting My Chromebook Back to Stock post. Mainly script cleanup and a way to do this without being in developer mode. This post still has the basics and a lot of good info not covered in the new post.

Termux and hugo

If you read any of my post on Android apps on on Thinkpad Chromebook then you know that my primary machine is a Thinkpad 13 Chromebook. This was an artificially imposed restriction on my end, to make me do more with less. While the experience has be very pleasant there have been a few places where a ’little’ more power or options would be welcomed - that’s where Termux comes into play.