Reflections on running a self-hosted personal site in the year two thousand twenty-six Yet again, a long drought between my last post and this one. Unusual for
Maintaining a self-hosted personal website has become increasingly difficult due to a surge in bot traffic and spam. The author notes that common issues like comment spam and email overload have escalated, making the experience less enjoyable. To address this, the author plans to implement measures such as routing traffic through Cloudflare and refining bot management strategies to reclaim the site's original appeal. AI
IMPACT Discusses challenges posed by AI bots to personal websites, suggesting a need for better bot management strategies.