Tidy up README and remove gitlab CI config

.gitlab-ci.yml

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-stages:   
-  - build
-  - test
-  - deploy
-
-image: python:alpine
-
-build site:
-  stage: build
-  script:
-  - pip install mkdocs mkdocs-material pymdown-extensions
-  - mkdocs build
-  - mv site public
-  artifacts:     
-    expire_in: 1 day
-    paths:
-    - public
-
-test site:
-  stage: test
-  script:
-    - echo fake result as a placeholder
-
-deploy dev:
-  image: garland/docker-s3cmd
-  stage: deploy
-  environment: development
-  except:
-  - master
-  script:
-    - export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
-    - export LANG=C.UTF-8
-    - s3cmd --no-mime-magic --access_key=$ACCESS_KEY --secret_key=$SECRET_KEY --acl-public --delete-removed --delete-after --no-ssl --host=$S3HOST --host-bucket='$S3HOSTBUCKET' sync public s3://geeks-cookbook-dev
-
-deploy prod:
-  image: garland/docker-s3cmd
-  stage: deploy
-  environment: production
-  only:
-  - master
-  script:
-    - apk add rsync openssh --no-cache
-    - export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
-    - export LANG=C.UTF-8
-    - s3cmd --no-mime-magic --access_key=$ACCESS_KEY --secret_key=$SECRET_KEY --acl-public --delete-removed --delete-after --no-ssl --host=$S3HOST --host-bucket='$S3HOSTBUCKET' sync public s3://geeks-cookbook

README.md

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+# What is this?
+
+The "**[Geek's Cookbook](https://geek-cookbook.funkypenguin.co.nz)**" is a collection of guides for establishing your own highly-available docker container cluster (swarm). This swarm enables you to run self-hosted services such as [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/), [Plex](https://www.plex.tv/), [NextCloud](https://nextcloud.com), etc.
+
+## Who is this for?
+
+You already have a familiarity with concepts such as [virtual](https://libvirt.org/) [machines](https://www.virtualbox.org/), [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) containers, [LetsEncrypt SSL certificates](https://letsencrypt.org/), databases, and command-line interfaces.
+
+You've probably played with self-hosting some mainstream apps yourself, like [Plex](https://www.plex.tv/), [OwnCloud](https://owncloud.org/), [Wordpress](https://wordpress.org/) or even [SandStorm](https://sandstorm.io/).
+
+## Why should I read this?
+
+So if you're familiar enough with the tools, and you've done self-hosting before, why would you read this book?
+
+1. You want to upskill. You want to do container orchestration, LetsEncrypt certificates, git collaboration.
+2. You want to play. You want a safe sandbox to test new tools, keeping the ones you want and tossing the ones you don't.
+3. You want reliability. Once you go from __playing__ with a tool to actually __using__ it, you want it to be available when you need it. Having to "_quickly ssh into the host and restart the webserver_" doesn't cut it when your wife wants to know why her phone won't sync!
+
+## What do you want from me?
+
+I want your money.
+
+No, seriously (_but yes, I do want your money - see below_), If the above applies to you, then you're like me. I want everything I wrote above, so I ended up learning all this as I went along. I enjoy it, and I'm good at it. So I created this website, partly to make sure I documented my own setup properly.
+
+## How can I support you?
+
+### Buy my book 📖
+
+I'm also writing it as a formal book, on Leanpub (https://leanpub.com/geeks-cookbook). Buy it for $0.99 (which is really just a token gesture of support) - you can get it for free (in PDF, mobi, or epub format), or pay me what you think it's worth!
+
+### [Patreonize me 💰](https://www.patreon.com/funkypenguin)
+
+<a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=6982506" data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button">Become a Patron!</a><script async src="https://c6.patreon.com/becomePatronButton.bundle.js"></script>
+- [My Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/funkypenguin)!
+
+
+### Hire me 🏢
+
+Need some system design work done? I do freelance consulting - [contact](https://www.funkypenguin.co.nz/contact/) me for details.

docs/index.md

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-# Index
+# What is this?
 
-The "**Geek's Cookbook**" is a collection of guides for establishing your own highly-available "private cloud" [^1]. This cloud enables you to run self-hosted services such as [GitLab](gitlab), [Plex](plex), [NextCloud](nextcloud), etc.
+The "**[Geek's Cookbook](https://geek-cookbook.funkypenguin.co.nz)**" is a collection of guides for establishing your own highly-available docker container cluster (swarm). This swarm enables you to run self-hosted services such as [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/), [Plex](https://www.plex.tv/), [NextCloud](https://nextcloud.com), etc.
-
-[^1]: Sorry for the buzzword, I couldn't think of a better description!
-
-[plex]: https://www.plex.tv/
-[gitlab]: https://gitlab.com/
-[nextcloud]: https://nextcloud.com/
 
 ## Who is this for?
 

mkdocs.yml

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       - Shared Storage (Ceph): ha-docker-swarm/shared-storage-ceph.md
       - Shared Storage (GlusterFS): ha-docker-swarm/shared-storage-gluster.md
       - Keepalived: ha-docker-swarm/keepalived.md
-      - Docker Swarm Mode: ha-docker-swarm/docker-swarm-mode.md
       - Traefik: ha-docker-swarm/traefik.md      
+      - Docker Swarm Mode: ha-docker-swarm/docker-swarm-mode.md
     - Recommended:
       - Mail Server: recipies/mail.md
       - GitLab: recipies/gitlab.md