# How to Use dBlog as Your Personal Website or Blog
## Ever wanted to have your own blog or website powered by a blockchain?
#### In this video I show you how to do just that and more!
I dont know how many times I've said since I joined Hive that I wanted a website that was ran on Hive. I know there is a Wordpress plugin that is supposed to create a bridge between Hive and your Wordpress blog. But from what I understand is that it has some problems with rendering the html correctly. I cannot confirm this since I do not and have not used it.
Another big problem with that is that you have to pay for that Wordpress blog on hosting somewhere and have a domain name. Then you have to worry about keeping it up to date on security patches and end up fighting like crazy to keep the spam comments off of it. You become a webmaster and not a content creator like you wanted to. But there is a better way. It's easier than Wordpress or Blogger and it's basically free. If you use Hive you can be set up and blogging like crazy in a matter of minutes.
It is with great pleasure I introduce you to [dBlog](https://dblog.org/).
### What is dblog?
dBlog is a blogging platform powered by Hive. It's simple, clean, easy and actually a breeze to use. It just gets out of your way and lets you create content. You can get started in 3 simple easy steps.
1. Go to dBlog and sign in with your Hive account using Hivesigner. If you don't have a Hive account (why not?) you can learn about that [here](https://hiveonboard.com).
2. Go to "Create New Blog"
3. This one is the tricky part. If you already have a Hive account and want to import it here then import it. It's super fast so dont reach for the coffee cup! If you just want to start a new one then click on write a post and enjoy!
It really is that simple. I go into a little more detail in the video so be sure to watch that.
### Now I got a blog. So how is this different than on PeakD?
Well for one on PeakD and other front ends to Hive you see everybody s posts. People you follow, posts from communities you follow. It's like a social media site. But if you use dBlog you are making yourself the centerpiece.
You can purchase a domain like I did (twice) and then choose the posts you wish to show on that domain. Yes I said buy a domain, did I mention with Hive or HBD through dBlog? **Thats just frickin' cool!** The first one I bought was just to try it out. The second one I thought, what the hell and bought it just because it was cool. When you purchase through the dBlog marketplace it will automatically set up the dns for you to point it to the blog that you choose. The ssl certs are free and set up for you as well.
For instance on unklebonehead.online. I basically show all of my posts from hive. On loudandproud.live it will show only the posts about my show Loud & Proud on MSPWaves. You can choose which posts show on that domain.
#### Summary
Posting to dBlog is just as easy, and IMO much easier than on PeakD or Hive.blog. Because I dont have any distractions taking my attention away from me creating content. It's simple and easy to use and just lets me write.
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If you like what I do a would like to know more you can visit [my blog](https://unklebonehead.online).
You can also find all my social links and ways to donate in crypto other than Hive at my [Cointree](https://cointr.ee/unklebonehead)
You can watch or listen to my live broadcast on [MSPWaves](https://mspwaves.com) and find the show notes and links at [Loud & Proud](https://loudandproud.live).
#### Intro
If you are my age or older you are most likely on Facebook, MeWe or th new Parler social media networks.You probably watch YouTube and try to understand TikTok and Instagram. But you are just not entirely sure that they are worth it.
It seems like there is a constant stream of news stories about how they get hacked and your private information gets caught up in it.
Or you notice that your posts arent getting seen because you voice an opposing opinion to what they deem to be ok to have. Or even worse you get out right banned or deleted because of it.
What if there is a better way to have engaging real, meaningful conversations with real people on virtually any topic and keep yourself and your data safe and secure while doing it.
**We the people have a right to our privacy whether we are hiding something or not.**
#### We the people will no longer give up our information in exchange for our freedom.
###We the people want our rights back.
## We the people have gotta fight back.
# We the people want a revolution!
### Go to hiveonbaord.com and start the revolution today!
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### House Keeping
- I decided on a community that I will be posting most of my content to. [PowerHouseCreatives](https://peakd.com/c/hive-114105/created) has welcomed me wih open arms. I was hesitant to post there since most of the posts there are so damn professional and I didnt think I could make mine that good. But they are encouraging and an awesome group of individuals!
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### News
- [Jokes Community](https://peakd.com/c/hive-103273/created)
- [#joinhive video contest](https://peakd.com/joinhive/@hivepeople/win-100-usdhive-enter-joinhive-marketing-video-contest)
> Raise awareness about the upcoming #JOINHIVE Referral Contest (which will start on September 1 and run until September 30.)
>
> Reward our own talented Hive community video creators.
>
> Generate lots of different marketing videos for this contest so that we can all share the videos that are entered into this contest, even if they are not chosen as the winner.
- Create a video explaining the #joinhive Referral Contest.
- Video formats: Upload to @threespeak. In addition, you can also upload to YouTube, DTube, Vimm, LBRY, BitChute, etc. The more places you upload to, the better. If for some reason you can't upload to 3Speak, then use your preferred video platform. Your entry will be accepted no matter what platform you use.
- Video Length: 2 minutes or less.
- Your purpose: To visually communicate the upcoming #JOINHIVE Referral Campaign in a video that is less than 2 minutes long.
- Use these tags in Hive when you post your video contest entry: #joinhive #joinhivevideo
#### DETAILS YOU MUST INCLUDE IN YOUR VIDEO:
1. Name of contest: #JOINHIVE Referral Contest
2. JOINHIVE Referral Contest runs from September 1- September 30.
3. Top 5 people who onboard the most new users to Hive win prizes.*
4. Prizes
- 1st $100 of Hive, @hiveswag T-shirt
- 2nd: $50 of Hive
- 3rd: $25 of Hive
- 4th: $15 of Hive
- 5th: $10 of Hive
5. Get your personal referral code from Peakd or Hiveonboard.com
6. Share your Hive referral link with friends and on social media.
7. Every new person you refer to Hive must write a #joinhive post which includes: selfie holding sign of hive account name and short intro. Hive post must use the tag #joinhive. **
- [#HiveTestimony](https://peakd.com/hivetestimony/@theycallmedan/hivetestimony-testimonial-initiative)
>You can be as creative as possible, for example, you can share how you found out about Hive, your struggles, your first impressions and how you share your passions and your talents. Most importantly share how you feel right now as a member of the Hive community.
>This is not only for positive stories of Hive, please share any bad experiences you’ve had, and please also share a recommendation (constructive criticism) on ways Hive developers could remedy the challenges you may have faced.
>The top 10 testimonials will receive 100% upvotes. Videos uploaded to 3Speak will be eligible to receive up to 10 100% votes from the @threespeak account as well!
- Write a full post sharing your Hive Testimony. You can also make a video and upload it to @threespeak.
- Share your post on Twitter and use the hashtags #hive #hivetestimony #posh and any other hashtag that it is related to your post. Sign up here https://hive.blog/posh/@acidyo/posh-info-and-faq to receive extra POSH tokens!
- On your Hive post or Video include the tag #hivetestimony.
- Put your HIVE links into a comment. Twitter is shadowbanning some Hive links and all 3speak links, but if you put in your comment section it won't shadowban your tweet.
- When making a video, upload a short clip of it to Twitter as a teaser, and put the link in a comment under the Tweet. Videos get a lot more views if uploaded directly to Twitter, and to see the rest they will need to go to your 3speak profile.
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## Hive Tip O'Da Week
#### HiveRss
Just some random things I did on the old Instagram. This is the same video I have on Peerube but I just added my new intro for Lbry.
Intro created with Kdenlive, Inkscape, Gimp and vLogit android app
Stick around comment and follow. There is more actual, real important news and apps you will want to learn about.
Some good news to report today amidst all hate and discontent out there in the world today. I saved a baby raccoon from drowning in an old tractor tire that had filled with water. Gave him some food and water and we will see how he does through the night. He was chittering and chirping at me the last time I saw him today. I will check on him in the morn and report back Friday night.
### Audio only episodes
I have decided that I will no longer produce audio only episodes. Its not that I dont like to do them but I have found that it is much easier to just produce video and then rip the audio to Anchor. So if you are subscribed to an audio only feed this is why the episode numbers are jumping and there appears to be large gaps between publications. I have published 3 episodes and they were very visual. I'll be honest here and just admit that I will probably eventually phase out the audio only episodes in favor of video. I'm starting to really like to edit and produce the video episodes more and more. And even have an idea to produce a "documentary" about trucking and being decentralized. Prolly just a pipe dream.
I started a new [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4RQU-YGBbDp4JFAHt3LnmQ) and I go over some things that are absolutely absurd that YouTube is doing now because they are clearly only wanting people to start a channel in order to make money off of you. And if you arent already an established creator with a large audience then you will never "make it big" on YouTube. Thank god there is a couple of alternatives where creators are reporting that they are making more money with a smaller audience than on YouTube.
I would give you a nice looking url but since I have to 100 subscribers and be active for 30 days I wont ever get to give you a pretty url to go to. So I will just link my absolutely favorite video sites below.
I still love LBRY and am loving 3Speak more and more each day. I am posting pretty much everything on LBRY and only posting some things on 3Speak. I am hoping to post everything on 3Speak as well but am still trying to get it caught up.
I've been experimenting with different video editors and am even trying out Blender. Which has a **huge** learning curve. At least for me anyways.
[Episode Scripts Repo](https://github.com/unklebonehead/episode-scripts) - If you have a github and would like to contribute to an episode or even write an episode hit me up! This is where you can get an idea of what is coming down the pike in a future episode. Eventually this will include all of my podcasts, not just TSHP.
#### News Stories
All 3 are from Reclaim the Net and that was totally unplanned. Much like every episode of TSHP!
Link: https://reclaimthenet.org/cancel-culture-and-censorship-thrive-in-a-world-where-you-stream-or-license-everything-and-own-nothing/
Link: https://reclaimthenet.org/china-says-twitter-should-ban-people-who-smear-china/
Link: https://reclaimthenet.org/court-rules-feds-need-warrant-look-lockscreen/
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# You Are Not A Content Creator!
### An open message to "content creators" on LBRY, 3Speak, DTube, BitChute, etc.
#### Intro
Hey all. Let me just say real quick that this is not intended for the mass majority of you people who are working your ass off creating and producing content on these platforms. Some of you that I follow put stuff out on a daily basis or even more. Thats just insane! I dont want to say slow down but please dont burn your self out doing it! You are awesome and you are whats going to distinguish these platforms from the giant YouTube. I wish we could all get off of YouTube and we eventually will but I get why we are there. Yes I said we, I'm on there too. And with that I'm going to get into the reason of this video.
#### The reason
While I'm purusing the vast amount of content on these platforms I'm starting to notice something. I believe its probably been there since the beginning. Well, let me just talk to the "non-content creators". I think you know who I'm talking to. I'm not going to call out anybody by name because that would be distasteful and disrespectful. But you people who are stealing content and just doing minor edits to a video and posting it so that you can earn some crypto need to stop. I'm not into censorship and I believe fully in free speech. Especially the speech that one disagrees with. But you ass hats that just out right steal someone elses content and post it as your own. You should be banned from these platforms. Plagarism is wrong no matter how you look at it or whatever form it takes. Profiting off of someone else hard work is bull shit.
I see these people posting full complete recent movies, popular copywritten music and basicly doing what ever you can to violate some law somewhere. Honestly, I dont care if you do that. But there are already places on the interwebs to do that. So why not go do that stuff over there. I know you probably got kicked off YouTube for doing that. And your aditude is "I'm gonna do what I can to fight da man" big corp media houses". Which I agree with you on doing but your plan of attack sucks and has been used for decades. It does not work and only makes the corp media giants stronger. So come up with a different tatic if that is your game.
But I dont honestly think that is your game. You see I think its because you want to "make money online". Which is a really cool concept and does actually work but the problem is that it takes actual creativity and real hard, consistent work to do. You have to actively brainstorm, write, plan and then produce. Is that why I'm doing it? No. Making money on my podcasts, blogs, graphics or videos, even back in 2006 has never been a goal of mine. Did the thought ever cross my mind? Yes, lots of times. I've had actual real sponsors. I've tried creating products and selling them. But it was not something that I liked to do. I prefer my content to be free because I'm honest with myself about the quaility and consistancy of it. I dont have time to put out a metric shit ton and struggle to put out what I can. But I want to put out good, consumable content that is original and not just stealing it from someone else and making it look like mine.
#### Conclusion
So just posting some movies, popular "established" artists music or just outright stealing someone else's YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Periscope video is theft! And you should be punished accordingly. What that punishment is I dont know. But a simple banning of your ip from the platform would be good in my book. Why? Because if you're either "sticking it to da man" or "profiting off the hard work of someone else because you lack the creativity and will power to do it on your own" is making the rest of us look bad in the eyes of the general public and only adds fuel to the fire of the YouTube execs to say "See we are doing it legal. You must shut them down!"
No matter what your game is or your reason for doing what you are doing please **do not** call yourself a "content creator". You are a "content theif".
Wow this goes back to my philosophy on life. "Dont be a dick."
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# 5 Things you should know about me
#### I'm a dad to the best girl in the world!
Yes I know every parent says that but I call bull shit on most. There are truly only a handful of remarkable people out there in the world. And I believe my little Peanut is one of them. She has grown up dealing with extreme anxiety and shyed away from social interactions for most of her childhood, And having a truck driver for a dad she basically grew up with a part time dad. Now whether or not me not being there all those years was the cause of that anxiety I dont know. I just know she is a very talented artist and is most happy with colored pencils and paper or paint and a canvas. She can create some of the most amazing images in just about any medium you can think of and she never ceases to amaze me. I do feel very bad for her because she was just starting to come out of her shell and got a boyfriend, was making friends at school and then the world went into lockdown and now she cant see anyone. Talk about feeling like the world is aligned against you. The poor kid is so stressed right now. I cant imagine what its like for her.
#### I love my dog
This really is no secret to anybody that follows me on social media. I have posted many pics of my dog Cinnamon (Minnie). She is a Mini Austrailian Sheppard that we paid around $400 because she was my wife's birthday present. Turns out Minnie bonded with me the minute we got her. She is my little hemorroid because she is constantly up my ass. When I'm home she will not leave my side and will go bonkers if I'm in another room.
#### I have type 2 diabetes
This is somewhat important since I am a truck driver. I'm treating it with a once a day insulin shot, a handful of pills and diet. But iI may have a problem that will disquilify me as a driver. My A1c will not stay down low enough. Meaning that I may be developing a resistance to the insulin. Which means that I will most likely be switched to a diagosis of type 1 diabetes melititus. And that form of diabetes is not allowed by the dot.
#### Religon is the problem not the diety.
Humans are the dumbest form of intelligent life that has ever been created. Whether you belive that it evolved from a soup of proteins or an omniscent being snapped it's fingers. We let our emotions control us way too much. We put our beliefs in what we each think is right in our own minds. And then we only associate with others that agree mostly with what we ourselves think. Then we oppose all who disagree and label them as evil. All religons are a cult of some kind. Even the lack of one is a cult. What people should be doing is to just have faith. Faith isnt religon, religon is a sinking ship that people jump onto simply because they need a purpose in life. Faith is a vehicle moving forward, towards a destination. Whether your destination is to replicate the life of a diety or to simply exist in a life of peace. Humans need a reason to exist. A reason to live. We need to feel like we are here with a job to do. People have used religon as a weapon to try to get what they personally wanted throughout history. Whether it was the christian crusades, or the jewish holocost. The vast amount of wars through the centries and the slaughtering of billions of human lives have been over religon. Religon has never been about God(s) or dieties, It's always been about one humans power over another human.
In my opinion if people would just stop worrying about how everybody else lives and just lived their own lives then we most likely would achive world peace. But I know that is only a pipe dream.
#### Why I dont talk about politics
They are devisive, Just as much as religon is about power, politics is the same. In fact it so much similar that we have cults here in the USA, they are known as Democrats and Republicans. While I am very confident in what I believe to be the correct actions for our political system I have always been open to hear all sides of an argument. But in todays wild world of politics we have a bigger problem than in generations past. With both of the major parties becoming staunchly polar oppostes there will always be constant grid lock in washington. And then adding in the "human factor", you know, the ones that just vote for the party and not who they think will best represent them and their personal values, god that shit is annoying.
What the wizzards of smart on the tv and radio news just dont understand is the last election. It's not a democrat vs republican thing anymore. Its an us vs them thing now. You see back around the early 20th century the people runinng the system got corrupted and crony capitalism was born. It has been allowed to fester for over 100 years and the greed for money and power by our elected representitives has grown to heights that they were never meant to reach. Politicians have stayed in office way too long only for their own personal interests. Not the people they are supposed to represent. Every time I hear the term "elected leaders" I just want to smash a brick in the screen. They are **not** our leaders. They are our representives. And thats where the problem lies. They are supposed to work **for us not rule us!**
#### In concusion
I am confident in my faith and in my religon that I dont have any problem debating people about them. I believe what I want to believe and nobody will ever make me change it. People are welcome to try to convice me otherwise and I could change my belifs. But I am the only one who can do that. No government and no other human will ever be able to. **I am responible for me and only me. I expect you to be responsible for yourself**.
My animal at work story in response to @pixiepost's video.
Read the [her post here.](https://www.ctptalk.com/hive-183630/@pixiepost/msvcfqju)
Thank you Jenn. You are frickin awesome!
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