Tim Laws, web developer in Staffordshire. I turn “wouldn’t it be good if…” into “look, it’s working.”https://tim.thunderhat.com/en-GBhttps://tim.thunderhat.com/blog/astro-site-on-nginx/https://tim.thunderhat.com/blog/astro-site-on-nginx/A static Astro site doesn't need PHP, Node or anything clever on the server. Here's the Nginx config I use, and the mistake I nearly shipped.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTwebastronginxhttps://tim.thunderhat.com/blog/stripe-fees-gross-up/https://tim.thunderhat.com/blog/stripe-fees-gross-up/Passing Stripe's fees on to customers sounds like simple maths, until you notice Stripe charges its percentage on the fee you've just added. Here's the formula I use for WeRunTickets.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTstripepaymentslaravelhttps://tim.thunderhat.com/blog/plex-dvr-xbox-tv-tuner/https://tim.thunderhat.com/blog/plex-dvr-xbox-tv-tuner/How a £5 CEX find replaced an HDHomeRun, plus the Ubuntu tweaks that make the Xbox One Digital TV Tuner actually work with Plex.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTtechplexhomehttps://tim.thunderhat.com/blog/example-building-small-sites/https://tim.thunderhat.com/blog/example-building-small-sites/Example content — why a personal site does not need a CMS, a database, or twelve microservices.Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTwebastrosimplicity