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kepano

@kepano

Published: January 22, 2025
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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/18...

your personal site should be the source of truth https://x.com/kepano/status/16...

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

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