A quiet Sunday start

It’s just gone 9am and I’m the only one awake in the house, apart from Molly, my ever-faithful Westie.

I won’t get a massive amount done today, as family life and weekend commitments naturally take priority, but I’ve snuck in an early start to tick off a few quick bits:

• Link clean-up: Ran a full Link Inspector check and sorted out a handful of stray broken links. It always feels like a never-ending cycle, particularly with external sites moving things around.
• Tool allowances: Put the finishing touches to the free tools by setting sensible daily and weekly limits. While they’re completely free for members, each check incurs a small infrastructure cost on my side, so this keeps everything running sustainably.
• Testing a self-hosted suite on Cloudflare: I’m currently putting an all-in-one email app through its paces on Cloudflare, with calendar, contacts and drive on the way. It’s lightning fast, built for teams, handles dozens of custom domains and comes packed with features. And yes, I built it myself! Watch this space for updates.
• A new publishing platform: I’m also nearing the finish line on another Cloudflare-hosted project designed for blogs and websites. While publishing platforms might seem slightly outside my usual remit, this one is member-driven (much like Ghost), meaning it relies heavily on privacy controls and email delivery. More details on that soon.

Exciting times ahead for paulobrien.com. If you’d like to stay in the loop without checking the journal every day, give me a follow over on Bluesky (and you never know, I might even follow you back! 🙂).

Enjoy your Sunday, whatever your plans are.

Keep safe,