This post documents the entire journey of creating this blog, from initial concept to fully automated deployment. Here’s the complete workflow:

flowchart TD A[💡 Blog Idea] --> B[🌐 Domain Research] B --> C[💰 Purchase aiuncharted.dev] C --> D[⚡ Choose Hugo Framework] D --> E[🎨 Select Theme - Ananke] E --> F[📁 GitHub Repository Setup] F --> G[🔧 Local Development Setup] G --> H[📝 Content Creation] H --> I[☁️ Cloudflare Pages Connection] I --> J[🚀 Automatic Deployment] J --> K[📊 Add Mermaid Diagrams] K --> L[🤖 AI-Powered Tools Integration] style A fill:#e1f5fe style J fill:#c8e6c9 style L fill:#fff3e0

The Journey

1. Domain Selection 🌐

I wanted something that captured the essence of exploring AI’s uncharted territories. After researching various options, aiuncharted.dev felt perfect - it’s professional, memorable, and clearly indicates the focus on AI development and exploration.

2. Framework Choice ⚡

Hugo was chosen for its:

  • Speed: Blazing fast static site generation
  • Simplicity: Markdown-based content creation
  • Flexibility: Easy theming and customization
  • Performance: Perfect Lighthouse scores out of the box

3. Deployment Strategy ☁️

Cloudflare Pages provides:

  • Free hosting with excellent performance
  • Automatic builds on git push
  • Global CDN for fast loading worldwide
  • Custom domain support with SSL

4. Current Challenges & Future Plans

The biggest challenge was template compatibility issues with complex themes. That’s why I switched from LoveIt back to the reliable Ananke theme.

Next up: Building an AI-powered flowchart generator! 🎯

This diagram was created using Mermaid - but imagine having an AI assistant that could generate beautiful, custom flowcharts based on natural language descriptions…