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Mike Bell

Mike Bell

I do computer stuff

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Using Goreleaser with ForgeJo
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Goreleaser ForgeJo Go
For my resound app I wanted a really nice release process (it is after all part of my job!). Resound is a cli go app built with Cobra and Viper, it takes the last RSS item and posts it to Mastodon, pretty simple. You can checkout the latest version here. I’m using goreleaser to build multiple architectures and then push them to my ForgeJo instance here’s how I did it because there are a lot of moving parts you have to put together in order to get it working.
Tuning my renovate config
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Renovate Selfhosting ForgeJo
I took some time last night to finally tune my renovate setup. There were a few issues with it - none of it renovates or my tech stacks fault, just stuff I wasn’t too happy with and things that could be improved.
Life at 40 seems pretty grim
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I turned 40 in April, most people would be happy but not me. It marks a milestone in general shittery, a point in time where I’m forced to reflect on a decade of midlife crisis.
Homelab Update March 2026
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Homelab Selfhosting
It’s been a few months since my last update as per usual! I try not to blog for the sake of it so I wait until I have a few things of value to update on.
Thoughts on the Kobo Clara Colour
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Ebooks
After using the Kobo Clara Colour for a few days here are my initial impressions. I’ve come from a fairly old Kindle so this has been really interesting. This isn’t a proper review just my thoughts on the new device and how I use it.