Hi! My name’s Will. Welcome to my blog about all things tech.
I am a full-time IT professional in the UK sharing practical cloud, security, infrastructure, and homelab write-ups.
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See all posts →Quick fix: Hugo 0.146 'failed to parse' error
Whilst rebuilding my theme on a fresh Hugo, the build started failing with a 'failed to parse' error. This post covers the quick fix and links to the full migration guide.
Stop using cron! Systemd Timers Explained
How I used systemd timers to schedule a Python backup script, and how they compare with cron for timing, logging and manual runs.
Mastering Linux File Manipulation: Cat, Head, Tail & Less
A look at cat, head, tail and less, with examples for reading files, combining their contents and following logs on Linux.
Resolving the AWS CloudWatch Logs role ARN must be set error
How I fixed the 'CloudWatch Logs role ARN must be set' error when enabling logging in AWS API Gateway.