> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.dmulq.uk/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Building DMULQ: From Ghost Setup to Live Tools
- URL: https://www.dmulq.uk/building-dmulq-from-ghost-setup-to-live-tools/
- Published: 2026-08-25T07:21:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-25T07:21:17.000Z
- Author: Dave

DMULQ started as a simple idea: a personal corner of the internet for tech, travel, gadgets, and the occasional chaotic take on modern life. What it has become is a fully self-hosted Ghost blog, running on a Raspberry Pi, exposed securely through Cloudflare Tunnel, with working email, live navigation, and custom tools built right into the pages.

The early days were messy. The blog lived on a local IP, access was patchy, and some things — like sending email — only worked once the right SMTP settings were in place. Mailgun eventually came online, and after a few DNS tweaks, sign-up confirmations stopped landing in spam.

One of the best parts has been adding actual functionality to the site. The QR Code Generator is a good example. It started as an experiment with embedded HTML and external libraries, ran into Ghost’s content-editing quirks, and ended up as a clean, working page that generates real QR codes in the browser. That kind of iteration is the whole point.

There’s also a welcome post, a news links page, a Sky News live page, and now proper site navigation tying it all together. The goal is simple: make this a place that’s useful, a little funny, and genuinely personal.

This is just the beginning. More tools, more posts, and more experiments are on the way.