Hi, Hexo

Preface

I remember my first website was built around 2017.6.18.

At 14 years old, I accidentally discovered "virtual hosting".

Back then, the most popular free hosting was Zhujiwu (Host House), with domains provided through free Happy second-level domains. My very first personal space on the internet was born this way.

My blogging system evolved from Emlog → Zblog → Typecho.

Along the way, I also explored Mix Space, developed by innei (truly impressive work by a master).

Unknowingly, I've been using Typecho for five whole years. During this time, due to server data loss, recovery became messy, and I underwent several transitions.

I've tried several themes. The one that impressed me most was handsome by Friend-C.

Later, I grew tired of the aesthetic and bored with the three-column layout, so I switched to Pigeon by Shanbufang.

I've known about static site generators like Hexo for quite a while, but never got around to trying them—after all, a major migration is quite troublesome.

Migration

Articles

Currently, I don't have many articles. I chose to manually migrate them to Hexo, copying and pasting while adapting the format to Hexo's requirements—all in one smooth go.

Comments

Initially, I used Typecho's native comment system. Now, my Hexo blog uses Twikoo, with the backend hosted on Vercel. After cleaning up some spam comments, I migrated the remaining ones using the Typecho to Twikoo Migration Script.

Theme

For the blog theme, I chose Butterfly. It has a great ecosystem, clean design, and high customizability. Following tutorials from前辈 (seniors), I customized it according to my preferences. As you can see, this is its current look—no major changes planned from now on.

Deployment

Currently hosted on Tencent Cloud's Guangzhou Lightweight Server. Future optimization includes preparing for multi-line (multi-region) deployment.

Finally

Here's a screenshot of Typecho as a keepsake: