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> I don't want to host something that needs patching and sysadmin and all that. You mean like running your own webserver? Why would I do that instead of just g

> I don't want to host something that needs patching and sysadmin and all that. You mean like running your own webserver? Why would I do that instead of just getting a web host that'll take care of all of the sysadmin for you? With a lot of web hosting platforms all you'll need is to just press a button on a web site, then all you'll have to deal with is the wordpress interface

brendoelfrendo 7y ago
For what it's worth, I had to make this decision recently and decided to use Publii, which is a gui-based CMS for static sites. I hook it into Netlify, and then I can edit content on my computer and push it to the web with one button. And, since the Publii client lives on my machine, there's no admin portal exposed to the internet.
thomaslord 7y ago
Part of my current job is handling the technical side of managing Wordpress sites (we have people who do the design/content writing/page building, but I get pulled in for "why isn't this plugin working" or "why is the site slow" type stuff). For my personal sites I've always done something custom or a static site generator. That definitely requires some more in-depth setup on the frontend, but the long-term maintenance is drastically reduced compared to Wordpress. Sure you don't need to know the command line, but unless you log in weekly to check for plugin updates, make sure you properly vet your plugins, and either get lucky or spend a bunch of time on site optimization, your site will probably be slow and, at some point, get hacked. You can pay for more hands-on hosting that includes managing a lot of that stuff, but all of a sudden the costs get a lot higher. For a personal blog, I don't want to pay $30/month for hosting.
bicx 7y ago
I use GitHub Pages and a static site generator like Hugo. It's a little more code, but this is Hacker News.

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> I don't want to host something that needs patching and sysadmin and all that. You mean like running your own webserver? Why would I do that instead of just g

by jedimastert 7y ago

brendoelfrendo 7y ago
For what it's worth, I had to make this decision recently and decided to use Publii, which is a gui-based CMS for static sites. I hook it into Netlify, and then I can edit content on my computer and push it to the web with one button. And, since the Publii client lives on my machine, there's no admin portal exposed to the internet.
thomaslord 7y ago
Part of my current job is handling the technical side of managing Wordpress sites (we have people who do the design/content writing/page building, but I get pulled in for "why isn't this plugin working" or "why is the site slow" type stuff). For my personal sites I've always done something custom or a static site generator. That definitely requires some more in-depth setup on the frontend, but the long-term maintenance is drastically reduced compared to Wordpress. Sure you don't need to know the command line, but unless you log in weekly to check for plugin updates, make sure you properly vet your plugins, and either get lucky or spend a bunch of time on site optimization, your site will probably be slow and, at some point, get hacked. You can pay for more hands-on hosting that includes managing a lot of that stuff, but all of a sudden the costs get a lot higher. For a personal blog, I don't want to pay $30/month for hosting.
bicx 7y ago
I use GitHub Pages and a static site generator like Hugo. It's a little more code, but this is Hacker News.