📄 a couple updates

content/blog/example.md

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-title: 'Getting Started with Next.js 15'
-description: 'Learn how to build modern web applications with Next.js 15 and TypeScript.'
-date: '2025-01-07'
-author: 'John Doe'
-category: 'Tutorial'
-tags: ['nextjs', 'typescript', 'tutorial']
----
-
-# Getting Started with Next.js 15
-
-Welcome to this example blog post! This post demonstrates how markdown content is rendered.
-
-## Features
-
-- Server Components by default
-- Improved performance
-- Better TypeScript support
-
-## Code Example
-
-```typescript
-export default function Page() {
-  return <h1>Hello, Next.js 15!</h1>
-}
-```
-
-### Check out this article:
-
-[Check this out](tech/articol-tehnic.md)
-
-## Conclusion
-
-Next.js 15 brings many improvements for building modern web applications.

content/blog/tech/articol-tehnic.md

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-title: 'Technical Article'
-description: 'A technical article to test internal links'
-date: '2025-01-10'
-author: 'John Doe'
-category: 'Tech'
-tags: ['tech', 'test']
----
-
-# Technical Article
-
-This is a test article for internal blog post linking.
-
-Imagine cooler:
-
-![Cooler image:](./cooler.jpg)
-
-## Content
-
-You are reading the technical article that was linked from the example post.

content/blog/test-complet.md

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-title: 'Test Complet Markdown'
-description: 'Un articol de test care demonstrează toate elementele markdown suportate'
-date: '2025-01-15'
-author: 'Test Author'
-category: 'Tutorial'
-tags: ['markdown', 'test', 'demo']
-image: '/38636.jpg'
-draft: false
----
-
-# Heading 1
-
-Acesta este un paragraf normal cu **text bold** și _text italic_. Putem combina **_bold și italic_**.
-
-## Heading 2
-
-### Heading 3
-
-#### Heading 4
-
-##### Heading 5
-
-###### Heading 6
-
-## Liste
-
-### Listă neordonată
-
-- Item 1
-- Item 2
-  - Subitem 2.1
-  - Subitem 2.2
-- Item 3
-
-### Listă ordonată
-
-1. Primul item
-2. Al doilea item
-3. Al treilea item
-
-## Cod
-
-Cod inline: `const x = 42;`
-
-Bloc de cod JavaScript:
-
-```javascript
-function greet(name) {
-  console.log(`Hello, ${name}!`)
-  return true
-}
-
-greet('World')
-```
-
-Bloc de cod Python:
-
-```python
-def calculate_sum(a, b):
-    """Calculate sum of two numbers"""
-    return a + b
-
-result = calculate_sum(5, 10)
-print(f"Result: {result}")
-```
-
-## Blockquote
-
-> Acesta este un blockquote.
-> Poate avea multiple linii.
->
-> Și paragrafe separate.
-
-## Link-uri
-
-[Link intern](/blog/alt-articol)
-
-[Link extern](https://example.com)
-
-## Imagini
-
-![Alt text pentru imagine](./tech/cooler.jpg)
-
-## Tabele
-
-| Coloana 1 | Coloana 2 | Coloana 3 |
-| --------- | --------- | --------- |
-| Celula 1  | Celula 2  | Celula 3  |
-| Date 1    | Date 2    | Date 3    |
-| Info 1    | Info 2    | Info 3    |
-
-## Linie orizontală
-
----
-
-## Task List (GFM)
-
-- [x] Task completat
-- [ ] Task incomplet
-- [ ] Alt task
-
-## Strikethrough
-
-~~Text șters~~
-
-## Concluzie
-
-Acesta este sfârșitul articolului de test.

content/blog/why-this-page.md

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+---
+title: 'Why I created this page'
+description: 'First post'
+date: '2025-12-02'
+author: 'Rares'
+category: 'Opinion'
+tags: ['opinion']
+image: ''
+draft: false
+---
+
+# Why I Created This Blog & Why It's Not Just About Tech
+
+Hi there! Welcome to my blog. If you're wondering why I created this space, it's because I wanted to share more than just technical tutorials or how-to guides – though you'll find those here too. This blog is a reflection of me and my journey through the world of technology, self-hosting, and beyond.
+
+## Why a blog?
+
+You might be thinking, "Why create another tech blog? There are plenty out there."
+Well, yes, there are. But I believe that sharing some of my opinions and experiences will eventually act out as a journal:
+
+1. **Personal touch**: Even though i've been working corporate all my career, this webpage won't contain that sugar coated language 😅. It's a place where you'll get to know me – my thoughts, my mistakes, and my victories. I believe that this personal touch makes the content more engaging and relatable.
+2. **Beyond tech**: While I'll be writing about technology, I also want to explore other topics that interest me, such as mental health, productivity and so on.... I think a well-rounded approach can help create a more engaging and informative space.
+3. **Self-hosting adventure**: As you might have guessed from the title, this blog is self-hosted. This was an exciting journey for me, and I'll be sharing my experiences, challenges, and learnings along the way. If you're interested in self-hosting or just want to understand what it's all about, you might find what worked for me or didn't.
+
+## Why self-host?
+
+![Selfhosting rig](./whythispage/selfhostedrig.gif?w=400 "My self-hosting setup | A look at the hardware running this blog")
+
+Now, let's talk about why I chose to self-host this blog. In a nutshell, self-hosting gave me:
+
+- **Full control**: By hosting my own website, I have complete control over my content and how it's displayed. No more compromises or limitations imposed by third-party platforms.
+- **Owning my data**: It's just, that I can have control over my data without others snooping around.
+- **It's fun**: Started looking into sysadmin/devops for a long time, after a burnout I stepped into selfhosting more convincingly.
+
+## What to expect
+
+As I mentioned earlier, this blog will be a mix of tech tutorials, personal thoughts, and everything in between. Here's what you can look forward to:
+
+- **Tech how-tos**: Step-by-step guides on various topics, from setting up your own development environment to configuring your server.
+- **Self-hosting adventures**: My experiences, learnings, and tips on self-hosting, including challenges faced and solutions implemented.
+- **Random musings**: Thoughts on productivity, mental health, and other interests of mine that might not be directly related to tech.