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 title: "Switching to Axum"
 date: 2022-04-02
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+In classic Jef fashion, it took me less than a week to completely overhaul the
+way my site works ;p Visually nothing's changed, but internally the website is
+now being powered by a web server written in Rust, powered by
+[Axum](https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum).
+
+The reason for this is expandibility. While nginx is really good at what it
+does, it's rather limited when it comes to implementing new features on top of
+it. However, even if it wasn't, I would've still switched because I just really
+wanted to work in Rust once more :D
+
+Favoritism aside, the plan is to join the [IndieWeb](https://indieweb.org/)
+network. To quote their homepage:
+
+> The IndieWeb is a people-focused alternative to the "corporate web".
+
+They've got some really great ideas about what the internet could be if we
+tried, and considering I agree with nearly all of them, I wanna join ;p
+
+My first project will be to implement the Webmention protocol. This consists of
+a simple exchange of POST requests, where you notify another user's site
+whenever you mention one of their posts. This in exchange allows them to
+display my response on their website, and vice versa! In essence, it's simple
+decentralized commenting.
+
+My plans after this are still vague. I might dip my toes into
+[IndieAuth](https://indieauth.net/),
+[microformats](https://indieweb.org/microformats) or any of the other cool
+concepts they've got the offer! Either way, the plan is to enjoy myself with
+this site ;p
+
+If all goes well, this post will be the first new post to get published using
+my new deploy system, so fingers crossed :)
+
+Have a lovely day <3