Ask HN: What are you using for blogging?
I used to be an avid blogger and want to get back into the flow. What blogging platforms are you using, if any? Just vibe code an Astro JS or Hugo blog, or are Ghost and Substack the way to go? I use Nikola static site generator. (https://getnikola.com) I have Python scripts to convert archived posts from Mastodon into markdown format, add metadata to youtube and links, and other quality of life stuff, but nothing more complicated than shell scripts and a text editor. I publish with git to a server (not Github pages, although Nikola has a built in option for that.) Comments come from my Mastodon account when I post a blog entry there. Very little "infrastructure" to speak of and absolutely no vibe code. The hard part is actually writing regularly. It's so much easier for me to post to Mastodon and most of my blog is just the mastodon archive. I keep trying to do long form technical content but I just can't keep up the attention for it anymore. We at Louderlines have a handy guide comparing all the substack alternatives that we just updated. https://www.getlouderlines.com/substack-vs-ghost-vs-beehiiv-... . I have tried to be as non biased as possible. You missed justblogged.com? I use a self-developed plain text editor for writing and my one-click GitHub sync menu bar app to deploy Astro blogs.
The irony of the GitHub sync app is that I do no longer have a working GitHub account... I like Hugo for my personal site but getting exposure is a little hard. I don’t want to constantly blast my blog everywhere