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Ask HN: What platform do you use for blogging?

by hackerkid on 12/19/16, 2:17 PM with 24 comments

  • by harterrt on 12/19/16, 2:18 PM

    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.

  • by probably_wrong on 12/19/16, 2:35 PM

    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.

  • by 0x54MUR41 on 12/20/16, 4:33 AM

    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.

  • by tedmiston on 12/19/16, 3:32 PM

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

    I really like having full control over URLs.

  • by billconan on 12/19/16, 7:12 PM

    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.

  • by dhruvkar on 12/20/16, 9:08 AM

    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.

  • by dublin on 12/21/16, 7:21 AM

    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...

  • by clusmore on 12/20/16, 3:56 AM

    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.

  • by adnanh on 12/19/16, 9:03 PM

    I host my own microblog that I wrote in ruby.

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

  • by BjoernKW on 12/19/16, 3:21 PM

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

  • by pesfandiar on 12/19/16, 6:20 PM

    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.

  • by eb0la on 12/19/16, 3:56 PM

    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.

  • by pawelwentpawel on 12/19/16, 2:44 PM

  • by itsquiz on 12/19/16, 2:25 PM

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

  • by ess3 on 12/19/16, 9:42 PM

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