Read the latest articles, insights, and updates from Danny.
I recently set up GreenPT as a custom provider on Hermes, my AI agent framework. This article covers my experience with the setup process, the reasons behind choosing GreenPT, and my initial impressions of using their services.
How I connected Payload CMS, R2, and Cloudflare Image Transformations with next/image — the custom loader, the /cdn-cgi/image/ path, and the gotchas that took me from broken images to responsive srcsets.
I had a working Payload site on Cloudflare, but I could not have reproduced it from scratch. So I created a fresh project and set up every resource by hand — D1, R2, Workers, OpenNext. Here is what went wrong, what I fixed, and the quick guide that came out of it.
I asked AI to fix 500 errors after adding a Payload collection. Because I had not diagnosed the root cause myself, the AI had no reason to start with the simplest explanation — and helped me build a very sophisticated fix for the wrong problem.
A local Payload database looked empty after changing Miniflare persistence, and exporting production content exposed two more D1 import traps.
What broke when I added a glossary and sitemap to a Payload site on Cloudflare, and what I learned about migrations, local D1 state, and OpenNext builds.
I did not start building websites to think about sustainability. I started because I liked making things for the web. Here is why sustainable websites became part of my everyday work.
A clean design file saves time, reduces rework, and leads to a lighter website. Here is what I look for — and what I wish more designers included before the hand-off.
Green hosting is not enough. Sustainable software means making better decisions about architecture, dependencies, content, and maintainability — long before you pick a server.
After a decade of WordPress sites, I started wondering what Next.js and Payload CMS could do. Here is what I found — the good, the hard, and why I still use both.
I wanted to know if my Next.js site could run on verifiable green energy. Here is what I found testing Cloudflare — and what the Green Web Foundation and Carbonfooter say about it.