I’ve wanted to start a blog for a long time but didn’t know what to write about. Finally, I found something that inspired me: documenting while building projects. I enjoy creating things, so why not share my process and ideas while working on a project? Perhaps this way, I’ll discover more topics to blog about.
The project I’m embarking on will have multiple phases. I’ll begin with the problem and solution phase, where I’ll describe the problem at hand and propose a solution. Once I’ve outlined the problem and solution, I’ll move on to the inspiration phase. Here, I’ll explore how other products address similar issues, create a mood board, and examine different approaches.
After gathering inspiration, I’ll start sketching out ideas to bring my vision to life. Following the sketching phase, I’ll create a high-fidelity prototype to visualize the project’s design. Then comes the exciting part: coding. I’ll start with the backend and then move on to the frontend. Once both are ready, I’ll write tests to ensure everything functions smoothly.
Problem
All the projects I build for fun run in Docker containers. However, managing these containers—viewing logs, restarting them, or updating projects—requires logging into the server each time.
Possible Solution
To streamline this process, I envision a web interface displaying all projects on the server, along with their current status (running, stopped, etc.). This interface should make it easy to start, stop, or restart containers and add new projects from GitHub or GitLab. Additionally, displaying the current server load would be beneficial.
In the next phase, I’ll begin gathering inspiration. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this blog series. Let me know what you think!
