Robin te Hofstee - Personal Blog
Build, Learn, Repeat.
Technology enthusiast sharing insights on programming, React, NextJS, and modern web development. Tutorials, deep dives and the things I learn along the way β self-hosting, Linux, React and Next.js.
Robin te Hofstee
Self-hosting & web development
About this blog
My passion is building cool stuff. Iβm a technology enthusiast with a deep love for programming, and I write about what I pick up along the way β from self-hosting and Linux internals to React and Next.js.
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Explain Proxy.ts in Next.js v16
Understand what the built-in `proxy.ts` file in Next.js v16 does, how it replaces `middleware.ts`, and how to use it for redirects, rewrites, headers and simple auth checks.
Serve Your Next.js Blog in the Terminal with proxy.ts
Detect curl and wget with the Next.js 16 proxy.ts file and answer with a plain-text page read from an example.txt file, with optional terminal colours.
Setting Up Python Virtual Environments
Learn how to set up and manage Python virtual environments for your projects, ensuring isolated and reproducible development.
For the terminal lovers
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