Personal-Website on Jim Diroff II

365 Days of Code - Day 059

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:01 -0500

Project Status

Project	Language	Status	Due Date	Latest Update
Personal Website	Hugo	Ongoing	None	The site is live. Continuous improvements ongoing.
Laravel From Scratch	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Episode 8
PRM	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Working alongside other Laravel projects.
Client Website (J.L.)	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Working alongside other Laravel projects.
Project Euler	C	Ongoing	None	Working on P25. BigInt (AI gen) was a waste of time, need to rewrite
Practice Java	Java	Paused	None	Installed, need to find a good project.
Practice Python	Python	Paused	None	Installed, need to find a good project.
Learn Go	Go	Paused	None	Installed, work on LDAP Injector from ippsec.
Learn Rust	Rust	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, will try network protocols after finishing in C and Zig.
Learn Elixir	Elixir	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, need a good tutorial project.
Learn Haskell	Haskell	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, need a good tutorial project.
Learn Zig	Zig	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, will try network protocols after finishing in C.
Linux+	N/A	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 4.
Cyber Quest 2026	N/A	In-Progress	2026-02-28	Finished quiz 1 with 75%.
Operating Systems	N/A	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 4: Abstraction
Grey-Hat Hacking	Various	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 8: Threat Hunting Lab
PHP Time Tracker	PHP	Beta Finished	None	Working on a basic level.
HTTP Status Code Reader	C	Complete	2026-02-18	Complete.
ZSH Configuration	bash/zsh	Complete	None	Sort of an ongoing process, but complete for now. Works good.
Network Protocols	C	In-Progress	None	Working on V3, implementing IPv6.
Discinox Website	HTML, CSS, JS	Complete	2026-03-04	The site is live.
DiroffTech Website	HTML, CSS, JS	Complete	2026-03-05	The site is live. `git-lfs` needs to be initialized for images.
Automate Backups	bash	Complete	2026-03-08	Backups done.

Post Refactoring

In preparation for the new image handling that I’m working on, I refactored all the posts into a dated folder structure. All posts were originally is a giant flat folder at content/posts/, and now live in groups separated by year and month, content/posts/YYYY/MM/. This provides numerous benefits, most notably the added ability to create page/leaf bundles for all posts. Images that are directly linked to posts will now live with its post inside the folder.

365 Days of Code - Day 058

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:01 -0500

Project Status

Project	Language	Status	Due Date	Latest Update
Personal Website	Hugo	Ongoing	None	The site is live. Continuous improvements ongoing.
Laravel From Scratch	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Episode 8
PRM	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Working alongside other Laravel projects.
Client Website (J.L.)	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Working alongside other Laravel projects.
Project Euler	C	Ongoing	None	Working on P25. BigInt (AI gen) was a waste of time, need to rewrite
Practice Java	Java	Paused	None	Installed, need to find a good project.
Practice Python	Python	Paused	None	Installed, need to find a good project.
Learn Go	Go	Paused	None	Installed, work on LDAP Injector from ippsec.
Learn Rust	Rust	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, will try network protocols after finishing in C and Zig.
Learn Elixir	Elixir	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, need a good tutorial project.
Learn Haskell	Haskell	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, need a good tutorial project.
Learn Zig	Zig	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, will try network protocols after finishing in C.
Linux+	N/A	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 4.
Cyber Quest 2026	N/A	In-Progress	2026-02-28	Finished quiz 1 with 75%.
Operating Systems	N/A	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 4: Abstraction
Grey-Hat Hacking	Various	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 8: Threat Hunting Lab
PHP Time Tracker	PHP	Beta Finished	None	Working on a basic level.
HTTP Status Code Reader	C	Complete	2026-02-18	Complete.
ZSH Configuration	bash/zsh	Complete	None	Sort of an ongoing process, but complete for now. Works good.
Network Protocols	C	In-Progress	None	Working on V3, implementing IPv6.
Discinox Website	HTML, CSS, JS	Complete	2026-03-04	The site is live.
DiroffTech Website	HTML, CSS, JS	Complete	2026-03-05	The site is live. `git-lfs` needs to be initialized for images.
Automate Backups	bash	Complete	2026-03-08	Backups done.

Hugo Image Processing

Back to working on image processing in Hugo today. I made some progress on getting unique images into the processing pipeline for every post. It requires setting up an image in the front matter, and referring to that image in the layout template. Unfortunately, Hugo doesn’t yet have full avif support, but webp is working well.

365 Days of Code - Day 057

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:01 -0500

Project Status

Project	Language	Status	Due Date	Latest Update
Personal Website	Hugo	Ongoing	None	The site is live. Continuous improvements ongoing.
Laravel From Scratch	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Episode 8
PRM	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Working alongside other Laravel projects.
Client Website (J.L.)	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Working alongside other Laravel projects.
Project Euler	C	Ongoing	None	Working on P25. BigInt (AI gen) was a waste of time, need to rewrite
Practice Java	Java	Paused	None	Installed, need to find a good project.
Practice Python	Python	Paused	None	Installed, need to find a good project.
Learn Go	Go	Paused	None	Installed, work on LDAP Injector from ippsec.
Learn Rust	Rust	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, will try network protocols after finishing in C and Zig.
Learn Elixir	Elixir	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, need a good tutorial project.
Learn Haskell	Haskell	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, need a good tutorial project.
Learn Zig	Zig	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, will try network protocols after finishing in C.
Linux+	N/A	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 4.
Cyber Quest 2026	N/A	In-Progress	2026-02-28	Finished quiz 1 with 75%.
Operating Systems	N/A	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 4: Abstraction
Grey-Hat Hacking	Various	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 8: Threat Hunting Lab
PHP Time Tracker	PHP	Beta Finished	None	Working on a basic level.
HTTP Status Code Reader	C	Complete	2026-02-18	Complete.
ZSH Configuration	bash/zsh	Complete	None	Sort of an ongoing process, but complete for now. Works good.
Network Protocols	C	In-Progress	None	Working on V3, implementing IPv6.
Discinox Website	HTML, CSS, JS	Complete	2026-03-04	The site is live.
DiroffTech Website	HTML, CSS, JS	Complete	2026-03-05	The site is live. `git-lfs` needs to be initialized for images.
Automate Backups	bash	Complete	2026-03-08	Backups done.

Hugo Updates

I discarded all the updates from yesterday and started from scratch in a new branch today. I made some progress on the image processing when I noticed that Hugo had some nice updates for image processing in recent releases. It was time to update Hugo.

365 Days of Code - Day 056

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:01 -0500

Project Status

Project	Language	Status	Due Date	Latest Update
Personal Website	Hugo	Ongoing	None	The site is live. Continuous improvements ongoing.
Laravel From Scratch	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Episode 8
PRM	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Working alongside other Laravel projects.
Client Website (J.L.)	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Working alongside other Laravel projects.
Project Euler	C	Ongoing	None	Working on P25. BigInt (AI gen) was a waste of time, need to rewrite
Practice Java	Java	Paused	None	Installed, need to find a good project.
Practice Python	Python	Paused	None	Installed, need to find a good project.
Learn Go	Go	Paused	None	Installed, work on LDAP Injector from ippsec.
Learn Rust	Rust	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, will try network protocols after finishing in C and Zig.
Learn Elixir	Elixir	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, need a good tutorial project.
Learn Haskell	Haskell	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, need a good tutorial project.
Learn Zig	Zig	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, will try network protocols after finishing in C.
Linux+	N/A	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 4.
Cyber Quest 2026	N/A	In-Progress	2026-02-28	Finished quiz 1 with 75%.
Operating Systems	N/A	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 4: Abstraction
Grey-Hat Hacking	Various	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 8: Threat Hunting Lab
PHP Time Tracker	PHP	Beta Finished	None	Working on a basic level.
HTTP Status Code Reader	C	Complete	2026-02-18	Complete.
ZSH Configuration	bash/zsh	Complete	None	Sort of an ongoing process, but complete for now. Works good.
Network Protocols	C	In-Progress	None	Working on V3, implementing IPv6.
Discinox Website	HTML, CSS, JS	Complete	2026-03-04	The site is live.
DiroffTech Website	HTML, CSS, JS	Complete	2026-03-05	The site is live. `git-lfs` needs to be initialized for images.
Automate Backups	bash	Complete	2026-03-08	Backups done.

Hugo Images

Continuing from yesterday, I want to incorporate some images into this site, and gain a better understanding of the image processing options available in Hugo. I would prefer to upload a single image, such as a png file, and have that image processed into different sizes and formats automatically. avif should be offered first, then webp, and fallback to png or jpg if necessary.

365 Days of Code - Day 055

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:01 -0500

Project Status

Project	Language	Status	Due Date	Latest Update
Personal Website	Hugo	Ongoing	None	The site is live. Continuous improvements ongoing.
Laravel From Scratch	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Episode 8
PRM	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Working alongside other Laravel projects.
Client Website (J.L.)	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Working alongside other Laravel projects.
Project Euler	C	Ongoing	None	Working on P25. BigInt (AI gen) was a waste of time, need to rewrite
Practice Java	Java	Paused	None	Installed, need to find a good project.
Practice Python	Python	Paused	None	Installed, need to find a good project.
Learn Go	Go	Paused	None	Installed, work on LDAP Injector from ippsec.
Learn Rust	Rust	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, will try network protocols after finishing in C and Zig.
Learn Elixir	Elixir	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, need a good tutorial project.
Learn Haskell	Haskell	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, need a good tutorial project.
Learn Zig	Zig	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, will try network protocols after finishing in C.
Linux+	N/A	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 4.
Cyber Quest 2026	N/A	In-Progress	2026-02-28	Finished quiz 1 with 75%.
Operating Systems	N/A	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 4: Abstraction
Grey-Hat Hacking	Various	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 8: Threat Hunting Lab
PHP Time Tracker	PHP	Beta Finished	None	Working on a basic level.
HTTP Status Code Reader	C	Complete	2026-02-18	Complete.
ZSH Configuration	bash/zsh	Complete	None	Sort of an ongoing process, but complete for now. Works good.
Network Protocols	C	In-Progress	None	Working on V3, implementing IPv6.
Discinox Website	HTML, CSS, JS	Complete	2026-03-04	The site is live.
DiroffTech Website	HTML, CSS, JS	Complete	2026-03-05	The site is live. `git-lfs` needs to be initialized for images.
Automate Backups	bash	Complete	2026-03-08	Backups done.

First Hugo Images / Projects

Since the beginning of this new site, I have avoided all images. Not because I didn’t want to include them ever, but it really wasn’t necessary for what I was trying to do. I started to build out some content cards for the projects I’ve been working on, and wanted to include them on the homepage. The card layout I wanted includes a picture in the card, and this was my first real use.

365 Days of Code - Day 054

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:01 -0500

Project Status

Project	Language	Status	Due Date	Latest Update
Personal Website	Hugo	Ongoing	None	The site is live. Continuous improvements ongoing.
Laravel From Scratch	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Episode 8
PRM	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Working alongside other Laravel projects.
Client Website (J.L.)	Laravel (PHP)	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Working alongside other Laravel projects.
Project Euler	C	Ongoing	None	Working on P25. BigInt (AI gen) was a waste of time, need to rewrite
Practice Java	Java	Paused	None	Installed, need to find a good project.
Practice Python	Python	Paused	None	Installed, need to find a good project.
Learn Go	Go	Paused	None	Installed, work on LDAP Injector from ippsec.
Learn Rust	Rust	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, will try network protocols after finishing in C and Zig.
Learn Elixir	Elixir	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, need a good tutorial project.
Learn Haskell	Haskell	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, need a good tutorial project.
Learn Zig	Zig	Haven’t Started	None	Installed, will try network protocols after finishing in C.
Linux+	N/A	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 4.
Cyber Quest 2026	N/A	In-Progress	2026-02-28	Finished quiz 1 with 75%.
Operating Systems	N/A	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 4: Abstraction
Grey-Hat Hacking	Various	In-Progress	2026-03-31	Reading Chapter 8: Threat Hunting Lab
PHP Time Tracker	PHP	Beta Finished	None	Working on a basic level.
HTTP Status Code Reader	C	Complete	2026-02-18	Complete.
ZSH Configuration	bash/zsh	Complete	None	Sort of an ongoing process, but complete for now. Works good.
Network Protocols	C	In-Progress	None	Working on V3, implementing IPv6.
Discinox Website	HTML, CSS, JS	Complete	2026-03-04	The site is live.
DiroffTech Website	HTML, CSS, JS	Complete	2026-03-05	The site is live. `git-lfs` needs to be initialized for images.
Automate Backups	bash	Complete	2026-03-08	Backups done.

Privacy Policies and Relative Link Generation

I added a Privacy Policy to this page, and my other simple websites, to explain to users that I do not collect any information for marketing or advertising purposes. There isn’t a single cookie in use.