Hi
Welcome. This is a blog built with the Spectra theme.
Spectra is a Hugo theme with a sci-fi aesthetic — in dark mode there’s a subtle glow effect, cards blur-to-focus as they scroll into view, and the overall vibe is clean with a hint of futurism.
Why “Spectra”
Spectra is the plural of spectrum, as in the spectrum of light. The name fits because the design revolves around light: accent glows on a dark background, gradient navigation bars, borders that light up on hover.
There’s also the idea that a spectrum represents diversity — this theme handles all kinds of content, from plain text to code blocks to math formulas, and presents them all cleanly.
Why Not Use an Existing Platform
Medium, Substack — these platforms are convenient. Sign up and you’re writing within minutes. But using someone else’s platform always feels like you’re missing something. You can’t control what the layout looks like, ads might pop up out of nowhere, and if the platform shuts down one day, who knows if your posts survive.
Self-hosting is a bit more work, but everything stays in your hands. Posts are just Markdown files sitting in a Git repo. You can move them anywhere.
Technical Details
Here’s a quick rundown of what this site runs on:
- Static site generator: Hugo
- Theme: Spectra
- Hosting: Cloudflare Pages or GitHub Pages
- Source control: Git + GitHub
No backend, no database. Just HTML, CSS, and a bit of JS.
It loads fast, and maintenance cost is basically zero.