kepano

Priorities for my personal site:

1. I can write and publish directly from Obsidian
2. I can preview the site offline
3. I can switch hosts easily, all the data is in my control

For a personal site I find that CMSes like Wordpress, Squarespace, and Webflow, add too much complexity and liability, while being less customizable. Friction has to be super low, otherwise I won't update it.

Instead learn to use a static site generator. There are many options: Jekyll, Hugo, Quartz, Astro, Eleventy, etc. It's become simple to build and deploy them. Once you have it set up, everything else is a breeze.

This approach works even if you want advanced layouts, here's a demo of how I edit some of the more complex pages on my website
https://x.com/kepano/status/1869857708394086450

your personal site should be the source of truth
https://x.com/kepano/status/1698727059198210084

The details on how my personal site is set up are here:
https://stephango.com/vault

Why use a static site instead of a dynamic site:

Static sites allow for a completely local workflow that works offline