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# Work log: Project Neon — site live, First Update
- URL: https://seshadripv.com/work-log-project-neon-site-live-first-update/
- Published: 2026-09-14T20:53:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T20:53:25.000Z
- Author: Seshadri
- Tags: Work Log

Stood up **seshadripv.com** as a personal web home: Ghost CMS on the existing Hetzner box beside Thalaippu (butter), not a greenfield wipe.

**Shipped**

- Public site + Admin over HTTPS (`seshadripv.com`, staging behind basic auth)
- Blog and Work Log as separate lanes; work-log entries individually linkable with date + time always shown
- Editorial theme direction (Hugh Linstead–style shell); no public Sign in / Sign up / membership CTAs
- Docker only for the Ghost lane; butter left on native systemd; one Caddy fronts both

**Decisions**

- Content lives in Ghost (MySQL 8 + content volumes), not git — publish is Preview → Publish in Admin
- Staging is on-demand / disposable; no content promotion to prod
- Durability bar: nightly MySQL + content backups, on-box restore drill, then **off-box to Hetzner Storage Box** with a proven restore-from-Storage-Box → staging

**Still open**

- Keep iterating the theme from real use
- SMTP / mail polish when we need it
- Photos, games, and any SaaS stay later lanes

Net: the writing home is live, operable, and content survives theme work and VPS loss as long as the nightly off-box job keeps running.