I’ve migrated this weblog to a new host. You shouldn’t notice any changes, if you’re reading this post you’re already reading it on the new server. But if you notice something wrong (or if it works and you feel chatty) please email me at nelson@monkey.org.

I’m a bit disappointed I haven’t yet switched weblog software. I’m still using Blosxom, an idiosyncratic if capable Perl script I’ve been running for 8 years now. The only real drawback is lack of modern blog editing tools. The main reason I haven’t switched is none of the hosted services have a good way for keeping my weird old URLs working. Also I’ve recently needed a real server in a datacenter for some projects so it’s easier and cheaper to just move to a new host.

The new server is at 208.110.64.210, hosted by Wholesale Internet in Kansas City. They seem like a good small server option: $70/month for a decent dedicated, self-managed server. I also took the chance to move from Debian to Ubuntu Server, some of my reactions to that change on my secret work blog. I sure wish I had a better way to manage a server than logging into it and modifying random config files all over /etc. Puppet and Chef are way too much work for a single casual server and Blueprint, while cool, is a bit too simple minded.