Planning a site - Guide to Open Source Self Hosting - Review/Advice for it?

Background :

I have been working on building my Home Lab for the past year. Currently, I have almost all my Cloud needs satisfied by Open Source Self Hosted applications.

Project:

I wish to turn my knowledge into a comprehensive guide. It is intended to be free, just like the applications I am using. It will also hold a blog of mine for other projects I intend to work on. And Gradually grow it to be more than just ‘Self Hosting Applications’, as I develop more things.

Current Stage:

I have some experience with Code, but not with Web Development. Currently, I am learning ReactJS and intend to build the site with NextJS. Yes, I know, I can build it with a static site generator like Hugo; but I want this project to be my learning experience.

The main thing that worries me is the design. I mean, it is supposed to be an ‘Article Site’, but I don’t want it to look like just another blog. Mainly, I wish to showcase my skills, as it will be my first project after a long break.

Review

Do let me know if you think of anything that I can do to add some content/context to my site. Also, if you have any other opinion, would love to hear it.

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