Posts

How I rebuilt a Next.js music overlay into a Bun + Hono + SvelteKit monorepo, moved Last.fm calls into the browser to scale past 200 viewers, and swapped a fixed grid editor for free positioning.

A technical comparison between the archived games-arch build and the newer games architecture.

A tour of my lawsonhart.me Astro codebase, what ships in the public template, and what stays site-only.

Notes from building my own comments service, threads, replies, likes, moderation, and the browser security work around them.

How I built a deeply themeable Last.fm now playing overlay with URL-based config, private profile support, and no server-side state.

How I personally setup development based minecraft servers for ease of use.

How I built a self-hosted song request system with auth, moderation, queue control, and Spotify token management.