📅 2024-08-26 — Session: Implemented Webpage Hosting and Synchronization

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

Session Goal

The objective of this session was to set up a personal webpage hosting environment and automate the synchronization of HTML files.

Key Activities

  1. Server Configuration: Detailed the server setup for hosting the personal webpage, including security measures and data transfer methods using SSH and rsync.
  2. Automation with rsync and crontab: Provided a guide for automating HTML file synchronization to the server using rsync and scheduling daily updates with crontab.
  3. HTML Structure for Academic Content: Organized HTML templates for a PhD thesis, publications, and course notes.
  4. CSS Enhancements: Improved webpage readability and layout through CSS modifications, focusing on font sizes, line heights, and contact section layout.
  5. GitHub Profile Update: Updated GitHub profile to include research papers and course notes, enhancing the presentation of academic work.

Achievements

  • Successfully set up and secured a server for personal webpage hosting.
  • Automated the synchronization of HTML files using rsync and crontab.
  • Improved webpage design and readability with targeted CSS changes.
  • Updated GitHub profile to reflect latest academic contributions.

Pending Tasks

  • Monitor the automation process to ensure daily updates occur without issues.
  • Continue refining CSS for other sections of the webpage as needed.