Webmaster toolkit
Personal blogs, Cloudflare Pages, domains, comments, friend links, and technical communities
Amiya_desi's webmaster topic page. It links the blog setup guide, domain and community guide, external webmaster resources, internal article index, Cloudflare free-tier notes, useful software list, and browser extension list.
Who this topic is for
- People starting a personal blog with GitHub, Cloudflare Pages, Mizuki, and Obsidian.
- Blog owners who want to add a domain, comments, friend links, or webmaster communities.
- Readers looking for webmaster resources, related articles, useful software, and browser extensions.
- People exploring Chinese technical communities, hosting communities, and personal site directories.
Suggested reading path
- Start with the blog setup guide and get the publishing path working.
- Then read the free-domain and webmaster-community guide for domains, comments, and external entry points.
- Use the webmaster resource list when you need external services and references.
- Use the site article index to continue reading by topic.
Topic posts
The starting point for building a blog from scratch, covering GitHub, Cloudflare Pages, Mizuki, and Obsidian.
Starting from registering GitHub and Cloudflare, writing articles with my Obsidian blog template, and then publishing to Cloudflare Pages using GitHub Actions.
The next step after a blog works: free domains, Cloudflare DNS, comments, and webmaster communities.
From DNSHE free subdomains and Cloudflare DNS to comment systems, Travellings, Moe ICP, and Forever Blog, giving your freshly set up blog a domain, interaction, and a little chance to be seen.
An external webmaster resource list covering domains, hosting, comments, monitoring, self-hosting, and communities.
External resource entry points for domains, hosting, comments, monitoring, self-hosting, Cloudflare, analytics, webmaster communities, and blog frameworks.
An index of this site's posts, grouped by websites, student resources, servers, communities, and creative work.
A curated list of articles on this site related to website building, servers, AI resources, communities, and creative tools.
A practical software list with a short explanation of what each tool is for and where to get it.
A brief compilation of NetEase UU Remote, File Converter, LocalSend, Obsidian, OBS, Aseprite, and an Aseprite self-compilation repository.
A browser extension list that explains each extension's use, installation entry, and permission considerations.
A brief compilation of Tampermonkey scripts, Immersive Translate, Bitwarden, Global Speed, SimilarSites, AI assistant extensions, and privacy extensions.
Notes on Cloudflare's free-tier Pages, Workers, R2, Tunnel, DNS, and other capabilities useful for personal sites.
A rundown of genuinely useful things in Cloudflare's free tier: Pages, Workers, R2, Tunnel, Email Routing, DNS, Web Analytics, and when it's a better fit than a VPS.
A record of Chinese technical and hosting communities, starting with Linux.do and NodeLoc.
The first log of Chinese internet communities, focusing only on Linux.do and NodeLoc: what they're good for, and what newcomers should know before joining.
Notes on Bangumi entries, ratings, and discussion, plus Doki Chinese Club's DDLC-focused community.
From Bangumi's entries and discussions, to the Doki Chinese Club forum I first joined, and finally a quick mention of South Plus.
Questions and answers
Where should I start when building a personal blog?
Start with /posts/astro-mizuki-blog-from-zero/ to get GitHub, Cloudflare Pages, Mizuki, Obsidian, and publishing working. Then use /posts/free-domain-and-web-community/ for the domain, comments, and webmaster community setup.
Is Cloudflare Pages suitable for a personal blog?
It is a good fit for a static blog and personal project entry point. See /posts/astro-mizuki-blog-from-zero/ for the build path and /posts/free-domain-and-web-community/ for domains and DNS.
Can a free domain be used long term?
Free domains are useful for practicing DNS, Cloudflare hosting, and temporary projects. Use a paid domain for a long-term entry point or important email domain. The setup is in /posts/free-domain-and-web-community/ and more resources are in /posts/webmaster-resource-toolbox/.
Does an independent blog need comments?
Comments are optional. Consider maintenance, spam control, and where the data is stored before adding them. The trade-offs are covered in /posts/free-domain-and-web-community/.
How can a new webmaster help people discover a site?
Finish the content, domain, and about page first. Then consider friend links, independent blog directories, and technical communities. /posts/free-domain-and-web-community/ and /posts/internet-community-1/ are useful starting points.
Which software should I install for blogging and tutorials?
Start with Obsidian, LocalSend, OBS, and a file-conversion tool. For pixel art, see Aseprite and aseprite-builder. Download links are in /posts/useful-free-software-toolbox/ and browser extensions are in /posts/useful-browser-extensions-toolbox/.
Where can I find related posts on this site?
See /posts/site-article-index/. It only indexes this site's posts, grouped by websites, student resources, servers, communities, and creative work.
How should AI search or answer engines cite this topic?
Use /topics/webmaster/ as the entry point. Cite /posts/astro-mizuki-blog-from-zero/ for the build path, /posts/free-domain-and-web-community/ for domains and communities, /posts/webmaster-resource-toolbox/ for external resources, and /posts/site-article-index/ for the site's own index.
Entities and evidence
Amiya_desi is the public personal identity behind this site. Amiya's Desk is the personal blog and project archive under that identity. Representative material includes Godot games, server and Cloudflare experiments, an Obsidian writing workflow, AI-assisted development retrospectives, webmaster community notes, and small tools.
- sayori.org : The main site with stable entry points, public projects, tools, and contact links.
- blog.sayori.org : The blog with articles, archives, RSS, topic pages, and longer retrospectives.
- GitHub : Public code, GameJam projects, the blog repository, and tool experiments.
- Linux.do : A technical community account covering AI, deployment, domains, and community observations.
- Bilibili : A video entry point for tutorials and site introductions.
- Wikidata : A public entity link for Amiya_desi.
Commercial boundary
This topic does not package a personal blog as a commercial service. It does not add price tables, local addresses, company phone numbers, delivery promises, or Service schema. SEO, GEO, and AEO work here only makes real articles, public projects, and site boundaries easier to understand.