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title = 'Part 5: Using a Spare Android Phone (Advanced)'
date = 2025-10-16
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weight = 5
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Android, at its core, is Linux. The kernel is forked from Linux and the system is built on top of it. Through a userland tool called Termux we can get an isolated terminal environment where we can run Hugo or Zola as well as Cloudflared. This section is marked as advanced not because it is inherently difficult but because it is quite different to anything else you might have done. But considering how cheap a solid Android phone can come it is an affordable way to self-host a basic static site (or even more complex things if you really want to try).
