
As of writing this post Bastion has been added to more than 5000 Discord servers that make up more than a million users!


The average user that interacts with Bastion only sees the Bot client. But what actually makes up Bastion?

- [Bastion Bot](https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=267035345537728512&scope=bot&permissions=8) — The application you install in your systems that powers the Discord Bot Applications.
- Bastion API Server — The web server running along side the bot that exposes REST APIs to directly interact with the bot.
- Omnic — The backend server that does most of the data gathering and processing work so that the bot can simply request data from the server without ever needing to do anything on users' systems.
- [Website](https://bastion.traction.one) — The main website that users first see when they search for Bastion
- [Dashboard](https://bastion.traction.one/dashboard) — The web dashboard to manage Bastion from the browser and the site that powers every community's [public page](https://bastion.traction.one/servers/267022940967665664).

All these services interact with each other and run 24x7 across multiple servers to power all the communities that depend on Bastion from across the world.

To run all these services without any downtime Bastion depends on some amazing cloud service providers. Bastion uses multiple [DigitalOcean](https://digitalocean.com) droplets to run all its backend services including the bot application. And to run the website and dashboard Bastion uses [Vercel](https://vercel.com). Both these service providers provide some really amazing services and if you're reading this you should definitely check them out!


Bastion's microservices and how they are powered


Although Among Us was released in 2018, it has rose to popular this year and
has attracted a lot of gamers.

If you don't already know about Among Us, I'd recommend you to check out the
game first.

## How to be a good Among Us player?

To be a good detective Among Us you need to keep in-game information in check
and see when someone's narrative don't add up.

And to be a good impostor in the game you need to gain cremates' trust and keep
track of who to kill first so that you're not the only suspect who stays alive.

I use these tactics in my gameplays - which you can checkout in my [Live Streams
on Twitch](https://twitch.tv/iamtraction) or [Game Highlights in YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm-NJedcKYoYdgqVBgh44LjmP67u2kfqF).

But sometimes your brain is not working 100% capacity because you have been
playing for hours, or for whatever reasons. It happens, and that's why I made
a toolkit for Among Us to help Among Us gamers keep track of in-game information
while playing.

It can also be used to keep track of your game stats.

**So, what are you waiting for?** Go checkout the [Among Us Toolkit](https://amongus.traction.one/)
and hit me up on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/iamtraction) if you've got any
feedback!


Announcing Among Us Toolkit — Be the best Detective and Impostor!


## Docxy isn't really a new product

Two years ago I released the first version of AwesomeDocs. I wanted an easy way
to generate documentation sites for my projects and I was not satisfied with
other documentation sites. So, obviously, making my own documentation generator
was the only option... right?

Anyways, I built AwesomeDocs and started using it for my projects. But, to be
honest, it lacked in some important ways. So I slowy moved away from it as I
realized that fact. I started using many different documentation generators
again, and I found myself again in the same situation - not being satisfied with
them.

And that's why a few days ago I decided I need to rewrite AwesomeDocs and
implement everything it lacked so I can start using it again - and stick to it
this time.

## Docxy is the new AwesomeDocs

Docxy is the result of that rewrite. It now includes everything that was missing
from AwesomeDocs and the development process is much simpler now too!

So, yay!

## Docxy features

- Easy to set up
- Generate website from Markdown files
- No need to write a single line of code
- Customizable branding
- Built with React
- Generates a static bundle
- Can be deployed anywhere
- Preview changes in real time
- Dynamic dark & light modes
- Offline support
- Blazing-fast
- Local search support
- Migrate from AwesomeDocs in minutes

<br />

**So, what are you waiting for?** Checkout [Docxy](https://docxy.traction.one/)
today!


Announcing Docxy — Generate documentation sites using Markdown


Android users have always been able to customize app icons. Well, at least long
before iOS users. iOS jailbreakers have been doing this for quite a while too.

When iOS first introduced Siri Shortcuts, it allowed users to add custom icons
to their home screen. But it wasn't until the release of iOS 14 that introduced
Widgets, App Library and the ability to hide homescreen icons that opened up a
whole new world for iOS customization.

## And here's how you can add custom icons in iOS

1. Open the Shortcuts app.
1. Add a new Shortcut.
1. Tap the **Add Action** button.
1. Select the **Scripting** action.
1. Select the **Open App** option.
1. Select the app whose icon you wanna change.
1. Add it to your homescreen. Here you can even select to show it in your Apple
Watch.
1. Set a name for your app, choose an icon, and Add the shortcut.
1. Voilà. You now have a custom icon for your app.
1. Optionally, remove the default icon from your homescreen so you don't have
duplicates.

## Hold on...

If you're looking for some cool icon packs, [check out my collection of icons](https://icons.traction.one).
Try it out, you're gonna love it!


How to add custom icons in iOS?


First of all, welcome to my blog. 👋🏼

I'm TRACTION. A software developer, gamer, and a computer enthusiast
exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities.

Here I'll be posting information or announcements related to the projects that
I'm working on, or any research that I'm doing, or just about anything that
catches my interest - which will mostly be about technology.

That'd be all for now. See you in another post!
