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+# bovender's personal home page
+
+Site generated with [Hugo][] using the [hermit-v2][] theme.
+
+## Docker-compose commands
+
+Build site:
+
+```
+$ docker compose up build
+```
+
+Run development server with live refresh:
+
+```
+$ docker compose up server
+```
+
+Add new posts:
+
+```
+$ docker compose up -d server
+$ docker compose exec server new content/posts/2024-07-31-my-new-blog-post.md
+```
+
+
+
+[hermit-v2]: https://github.com/1bl4z3r/hermit-V2
+[Hugo]: https:/gohugo.io
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