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Ask HN: What platform do you use for blogging?

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I generate static pages using Pelican and host them on Github.

It's a great way to avoid lock-in. Your content is kept in Markdown. Pelican is a joy to use. It's all python, so it's possible to understand, hack, and extend if you'd like.

I just started with Pelican and I'm really liking it. I think I've tried most of the static site generators out there.

I wrote my own. I was bored and wanted to see whether I could write a full blogging platform using only Linux command line tools and bash scripts.

It turns out you can, but the resulting mix of single, double, and escaped quotes was a bit too hacky even for me. I rewrote some of it in Perl, and I've been using that ever since.

Why not just use werc?

Have you published the scripts or anything about them? I've been using hexo (https://hexo.io/), which is fine, but I've been thinking I might write my own but haven't settled on the language.

I use Jekyll for blogging. It's hosted by GitLab pages.

Writing a post with Markdown is fun since I don't need database to store it. Beside that, I also use Let's Encrypt for SSL.

Ghost, self-hosted (http://blog.tedmiston.com/)

I really like having full control over URLs.

I like Medium, other than normal blogging features, you get twitter like exposure from this platform.

They also make your comments to other posters as your posts. This keeps conversations going.

What I think medium can improve for my case is that it's not designed specifically for programmers. Posting code, for example, is a hidden feature. There are also no syntax highlighting, no line numbers.

No way to monetize really, is there?

I have no idea. I currently don't have a monetization plan.

I wrote my own: https://github.com/dhruvkar/stic

It's incomplete and sort of ugly. I still use it for my personal blog (dhruvkar.com).

For my consultancy, I use Hugo with the Universal Theme (automizzen.com).

Both hosted on Gitlab pages with LetsEncrypt SSL/TLS.

I use Hugo as well and love it. It's hosted on DigitalOcean, but as a starter you could host it on GitHub Pages.

My Website: http://www.robinwieruch.de/

Hugo: https://gohugo.io/

Hugo Themes: http://themes.gohugo.io/

GitHub Pages: https://pages.github.com/

5 days to your own Website: http://www.robinwieruch.de/own-website-in-five-days/

I recognise your handle from the favesound react/redux app!

Nice. I like that you had a setup with Digital Ocean. I find that I learn best when building somethingI care about. This is a good way to gently introduce the command line and git.

Getting ready to build a couple of blogs yet this year to try out a couple of static site generator/CMS platforms: Hugo (Go) and Lektor (Python/Node). Both look quite capable. Likely will host on Netlify, although could be deployed on GitHub, S3, etc...

I'm working on a little JS blogging application which is backed by GitHub issues. It's hosted by GitHub pages, and each issue in the backing repository is a blog post. I get markdown -> HTML, reactions/comments, tagging, etc. all for free from that.

Very creative. I'd like to check it out.

I host my own microblog that I wrote in ruby.

http://blog.hajdarevic.net https://github.com/adnanh/mikro

WordPress (the self-hosted variant). I use it to run my business website, which includes a blog.

Github Pages. I'm using a blog template, and it's completely static. You can use external services such as Disqus to add dynamic features, but at its core, it's just a free static website host.

Started with CityDesk (from FogCreek software), and migrated to wordpress (with a lot of 301s to keep old content indexed).

I guess I will go back to a static blog next year after 10+ years using wordpress.

I use this one https://medium.com/. It suits for personal use as well as for business

Github pages generated by Jekyll. Content is written in markdown which suits me perfectly.

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