Introduction

An SMTP server, which stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol server, is a computer or software application that sends and relays outgoing email messages according to the SMTP protocol

Postfix is a mail transfer agent (MTA), an application used to send and receive email. It can be configured so that it can be used to send emails by local application only. This is useful in situations when you need to regularly send email notifications from your apps or have a lot of outbound traffic that a third-party email service provider won’t allow. It’s also a lighter alternative to running a full-blown SMTP server, while retaining the required functionality.

Obsidian

• Obsidian is the BEST notes application in the world. Go download it: https://obsidian.md/

The Setup

• Create a new folder labeled posts. This is where you will add your blog posts
• ….that’s all you have to do
• Actually…wait….find out where your Obsidian directories are. Right click your posts folder and choose show in system explorer
• You’ll need this directory in upcoming steps.

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Setting up Hugo

Install Hugo

Prerequisites

• Install Git: https://github.com/git-guides/install-git
• Install Go: https://go.dev/dl/

Install Hugo

Link: https://gohugo.io/installation/

RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is a way of storing the same data in different places on multiple hard disks or solid-state drives (SSDs) to protect data in the case of a drive failure. There are different RAID levels, however, and not all have the goal of providing redundancy.

How RAID works

RAID works by placing data on multiple drives and allowing input/output (I/O) operations to overlap in a balanced way, improving performance. Because using multiple drives increases the mean time between failures, storing data redundantly also increases fault tolerance.