Colophon

This page documents the technology and tools used to build and maintain this website.

Framework & Build

• Astro - Static site generator with islands architecture
• React - Interactive components (graphs, globes, etc.)
• TypeScript - Type safety throughout
• MDX - Enhanced markdown for posts

Styling

• Tailwind CSS v4 - Utility-first CSS framework
• @tailwindcss/typography - Prose styling
• Inter - Variable font family

Data Visualisation

• Nivo - React charts (calendar, chord diagrams, etc.)
• react-globe.gl - 3D globe visualisations

Hosting & Infrastructure

• Static files served via nginx
• Containerised with Docker
• Analytics via self-hosted Umami

IndieWeb

• Webmention.io - Receiving webmentions
• h-card - Identity markup
• rel="me" - Identity verification
• IndieWeb Webring - Community connection

Content

• Posts written in Markdown/MDX
• Comments via Giscus (GitHub Discussions)
• RSS feed available at /rss.xml
• Sitemap at /sitemap-index.xml

Flight Data

• Logged in LogTen Pro
• Queried via SQLite and served through a custom API
• More details in my post: Querying LogTen with SQL