About This Website

Website Purpose

This is Ewan's personal website (ewancroft.uk) where I share thoughts, projects, and occasional blog posts. It serves as a creative outlet, link aggregate, and digital presence on the decentralised web. The site demonstrates the potential of AT Protocol for personal publishing whilst maintaining full control over content and presentation. It includes custom lexicons for extended functionality and maintains compatibility with both AT Protocol and ActivityPub ecosystems, though ActivityPub support is limited due to the primary focus on AT Protocol.

Technology Stack

This website is built with:

  • SvelteKit - Full-stack web framework for building fast, efficient web applications
  • Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development
  • Vite - Fast build tool and development server
  • TypeScript - Typed superset of JavaScript for better development experience
  • Markdown - Lightweight markup language for formatting text content
  • AT Protocol - Decentralised social networking protocol powering the blog functionality
  • Docker - Containerisation platform for deployment with Docker Compose
  • Node.js - JavaScript runtime for server-side development
  • PostCSS - CSS processing tool for modern CSS features
  • ESLint - JavaScript linting tool for code quality
  • Prettier - Code formatting tool for consistent style

Privacy Notice

This website (ewancroft.uk) respects your privacy and only uses localStorage to enhance your experience, such as remembering your theme preferences. While I do not intentionally set third-party cookies, some may be present due to external services or embedded content. No tracking, analytics, or intentional third-party cookies are used by this website. This website is Ewan's personal site intended for blogging and sharing content. I do not collect, store, or mine any personal data from visitors. There is no hidden tracking or data collection of any kind. The entire website is open source and available for inspection, ensuring complete transparency about how it operates.

Open Source

This website is a customised fork of WhiteBreeze, designed for the AT Protocol powered markdown blog service. The entire codebase is open source and available for inspection. There is no hidden tracking or data collection, and the transparent nature of the code allows anyone to verify this commitment to privacy. The project maintains the original functionality of self-hosting WhiteWind blog posts whilst adding personal customisations.

Based on:

  • WhiteBreeze (fork) - A small frontend for WhiteWind - a Markdown blog service using AT Protocol

Repositories:

  • GitHub (primary) - Primary development repository
  • Tangled (mirror) - Decentralised mirror on AT Protocol

Licence: AGPL 3.0

Related Services:

  • WhiteWind (backend service) - AT Protocol powered markdown blog service that provides the blogging infrastructure
  • AT Protocol (underlying protocol) - Decentralised social networking protocol powering the blog functionality
  • Bluesky (content distribution) - Social platform built on AT Protocol for content sharing and discovery
  • Linkat (link management) - Link aggregation service using `blue.linkat.board` records
  • Last.fm (music integration) - Music tracking service for displaying recent tracks via `RecentFM` component
  • ActivityPub (limited cross-platform sharing) - Limited compatibility with the Fediverse through `fediverse:creator` meta tags for improved content sharing on platforms like Mastodon

Credits

  • Inter (font) by Rasmus Andersson under SIL Open Font License - Variable font family used for the website UI (headings and body text)
  • Recursive (font) by Arrowtype under SIL Open Font License - Variable font family used exclusively for OG image generation
  • WhiteBreeze (library) by hugeblank under AGPL 3.0 - Original frontend framework this website is based on
  • `cspell` (library) - Spell checking tool for code and documentation
  • VS Code (tool) - Code editor with workspace configuration

Website Creation Year

2023

Deployment

Platform: Vercel

Custom Domain: Yes

Analytics

Cookie Policy: This website (ewancroft.uk) uses localStorage (not traditional cookies) solely to remember your theme preferences, enhancing your browsing experience. This storage is strictly necessary for the site to function as intended and does not track or profile you in any way. While I do not intentionally set third-party cookies, some may be present due to external services or embedded content. No personal data is collected, stored, or processed by this website. Since the data stored is kept locally and under your control, explicit consent is not required under UK GDPR. You can clear or disable this storage via your browser settings at any time.

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