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👋 I'm a software tinkerer with a passion for infra, security and self-hosting.

My primary motivation for hosting this website is to document my learnings and share them with others. I hope you find something useful here. Continuous improvement is what motivates me to keep learning.

I choose to self-host this site and other tools instead of relying exclusively on larger platforms because I believe in the open web. Interoperability is often not a primary concern for popular platforms today and I find that concerning. I first got access to the internet in 1996 and have seen it evolve into what it is today. I want to do my part to keep it open and free.

## Connect

If you would like to connect with me:

- [Email](mailto:me@davegallant.ca)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-gallant)
- [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@davegallant)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/davegallant)
- [RSS Feed](https://davegallant.ca/index.xml)
- [git.davegallant.ca](https://git.davegallant.ca/explore/repos)

## Credits

- The site is generated with [hugo](https://gohugo.io/)
- The theme is a modified version of [hugo-theme-gruvbox](https://github.com/schnerring/hugo-theme-gruvbox)
- The comments system is powered by [utterances](https://github.com/utterance/utterances)