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I definitely think there's demand for solutions like this. I probably would like this even better if it worked on top of an existing static-site generator platf

I definitely think there's demand for solutions like this. I probably would like this even better if it worked on top of an existing static-site generator platform like Jekyll or Gatsby. I just wrote about immutable deployments with Ghost 1.0, which is also open source (MIT licensed), and how that can be a nice compromise between static sites and hosted CMSes: https://ryanashcraft.me/ghost-and-now/ https://ryanashcraft.me/ghost-and-now/ I might've tried Publii out if I had heard about it beforehand, but right now I'm really happy with the entire Ghost editing and consumption experience I've set up (thanks to the Ghost and Zeit teams).

indigodaddy 9y ago
Awesome post Ryan, I really like your approach! I just found out about now.sh the other day, and found its features and capabilities to be very exciting, and pretty unique for the most part. Does Ghost still have the capacity to output static html (thought it did pre 1.0; not sure with latest) ? If so, can I ask why you didn't go with using that feature, and then push the html via now or to any other service, since you're composing/editing locally anyway? Also, I looked for the ability to make this comment on your blog post itself, but didn't see any facility to do so, and then realized that this was because it's a read-only Ghost instance as you described. Is there any way to get comments with this approach. I'm thinking with the an Ghost-to-html approach (if available still in 1.0), you might be able to script something up to also embed Disqus into the outputted HTML, but as far as comments with your read-only Ghost on now.sh approach, no way to incorporate comments, correct? Anyway your blog theme was pretty attractive on Chrome mobile BTW. Enjoyable read all the way around.
- ryanashcraft 9y ago
  Thanks! Great questions. I’m not 100% confident about supporting static generation and Discus integration with Ghost 1.0, although I imagine it’s feasible. That said, I’m personally not interested in pursuing either for my own blog at this time. Maybe in the future.

indigodaddy 9y ago

Awesome post Ryan, I really like your approach! I just found out about now.sh the other day, and found its features and capabilities to be very exciting, and pretty unique for the most part. Does Ghost still have the capacity to output static html (thought it did pre 1.0; not sure with latest) ? If so, can I ask why you didn't go with using that feature, and then push the html via now or to any other service, since you're composing/editing locally anyway? Also, I looked for the ability to make this comment on your blog post itself, but didn't see any facility to do so, and then realized that this was because it's a read-only Ghost instance as you described. Is there any way to get comments with this approach. I'm thinking with the an Ghost-to-html approach (if available still in 1.0), you might be able to script something up to also embed Disqus into the outputted HTML, but as far as comments with your read-only Ghost on now.sh approach, no way to incorporate comments, correct? Anyway your blog theme was pretty attractive on Chrome mobile BTW. Enjoyable read all the way around.

ryanashcraft 9y ago
Thanks! Great questions. I’m not 100% confident about supporting static generation and Discus integration with Ghost 1.0, although I imagine it’s feasible. That said, I’m personally not interested in pursuing either for my own blog at this time. Maybe in the future.