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Ask HN: What are you using for blogging?
I used to be an avid blogger and want to get back into the flow. What blogging platforms are you using, if any? Just vibe code an Astro JS or Hugo blog, or are Ghost and Substack the way to go?
- krapp 4mo agoI use Nikola static site generator. (https://getnikola.com https://getnikola.com) I have Python scripts to convert archived posts from Mastodon into markdown format, add metadata to youtube and links, and other quality of life stuff, but nothing more complicated than shell scripts and a text editor. I publish with git to a server (not Github pages, although Nikola has a built in option for that.) Comments come from my Mastodon account when I post a blog entry there. Very little "infrastructure" to speak of and absolutely no vibe code. The hard part is actually writing regularly. It's so much easier for me to post to Mastodon and most of my blog is just the mastodon archive. I keep trying to do long form technical content but I just can't keep up the attention for it anymore.
- sailingcode 4mo agoI use a self-developed plain text editor for writing and my one-click GitHub sync menu bar app to deploy Astro blogs. The irony of the GitHub sync app is that I do no longer have a working GitHub account...
- aselimov3 4mo agoI like Hugo for my personal site but getting exposure is a little hard. I don’t want to constantly blast my blog everywhere
- alanorourke 4mo agoWe at Louderlines have a handy guide comparing all the substack alternatives that we just updated. https://www.getlouderlines.com/substack-vs-ghost-vs-beehiiv-vs-buttondown-vs-louderlines-alternatives/ https://www.getlouderlines.com/substack-vs-ghost-vs-beehiiv-... . I have tried to be as non biased as possible.
- usamaejaz 4mo agoYou missed justblogged.com?