Configured web hosting and automated file synchronization

📅 2024-08-26 — Session: Configured web hosting and automated file synchronization

🕒 18:50–19:25
🏷️ Labels: Server, Web Hosting, Rsync, Automation, CSS
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal: The session aimed to configure server settings for hosting a personal webpage and automate the synchronization of HTML files using rsync and crontab.

Key Activities:

• Configured server settings including server address, user credentials, SSH port, file paths, and security measures for hosting a personal webpage.
• Developed a step-by-step guide for using rsync to synchronize HTML files to the server.
• Automated the synchronization process using crontab for daily execution.
• Improved the HTML structure for a PhD thesis, publications, and course notes, maintaining original style and providing placeholders for future links.
• Enhanced CSS for better readability and layout of the webpage, focusing on font sizes, line heights, margins, and link styles.
• Made specific CSS improvements to the contact section for better appearance and readability.
• Updated GitHub profile to include new research papers and course notes, providing a structured format for presenting information.

Achievements:

• Successful configuration of server settings and automation of file synchronization.
• Improved webpage readability and layout through CSS enhancements.
• Updated GitHub profile with new content.

Pending Tasks:

• Further testing and validation of the automated synchronization process.
• Continuous updates to the HTML structure and CSS as new content is added.