René Welches

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Adding a Disk to Proxmox node: LVM Integration Guide

Extend your Proxmox storage with LVM thin provisioning

Complete guide to adding a disk to a Proxmox node with existing storage. Learn how to integrate the disk into the LVM 'pve' volume group and extend the thin pool for transparent storage expansion.

Posted by Rene Welches on Thursday, January 8, 2026
Last Modified on Thursday, January 29, 2026

Part 3 - Cost-Effective Blog Previews with GitHub Pages and Actions

How I save Netlify credits by using GitHub Pages for preview deployments

Save Netlify build credits by using GitHub Pages for preview deployments. Complete GitHub Actions workflow that deploys your preview branch to GitHub Pages while keeping production on Netlify's CDN.

Posted by Rene Welches on Monday, January 5, 2026
Last Modified on Thursday, January 29, 2026

Part 2 - Deploying Your Hugo Blog to Netlify

A complete guide to publishing your Hugo site from GitHub to Netlify

Complete guide to deploying Hugo sites on Netlify with automatic GitHub deployments. Includes detailed netlify.toml configuration, security headers, cache optimization, and troubleshooting common build issues.

Posted by Rene Welches on Friday, November 7, 2025
Last Modified on Thursday, January 29, 2026

Part 1 - Setting Up a Hugo Blog with the Clean White Theme

A step-by-step guide to creating a Hugo blog from scratch to Deployment

Step-by-step guide to creating a Hugo blog with the Clean White theme using Hugo modules (not Git submodules). Covers installation, configuration, menu setup, and creating your first blog post.

Posted by Rene Welches on Thursday, November 6, 2025
Last Modified on Thursday, January 29, 2026