Paid/free lightweight solutions to host tech blog/site easily

Question

I want to host a few posts I have written and will write in the future. I tried setting up my own minimal blogging setup, but it is too much PITA and I basically spent all the time yakshaving.Has anyone used a solution that doesn't require too much work ? I basically want to write a few markdown files, add a timestamp in them and then push them somewhere to display as HTML.Bonus if it loads only small CSS bundle and minimal to no JS.

grok22 · Accepted Answer

That fact that you were yak-shaving implies that you wanted to get certain details just right or you want it to function a specific way just for you. And that implies software with more functionality that you can tweak. So inevitably more complex software. If it really was '$script article.md > article.html', you could simply do that with your own domain -- just put up the html on your domain with a link to it (which is trivial to do)! Also, I think thinking about "small CSS/minimal JS" etc means also that you are mixing up concerns -- seems like you are too much concerned about the tools than about the writing...sorry, not trying to criticize, but got reminded of myself when I attempt to do something trivial and go off into the weeds thinking about the tools that get my job done instead of getting the job done. :-). The tools won't fix a writing problem and you should focus on the writing and see if they are worth the trouble finding the right tools for the job.And to answer your question, wordpress.com, ghost.org, medium.com -- all of them provide simple publishing that meets your requirements (except perhaps for the 'minimal' part).

greatjack613 · Answer

Hugo + Github + Netlify - Exactly what you are looking for