Simplest blog?

How simple can a blogging platform be?

I tried to build a simple blog for anyone with a GitHib account.

How to use it

All you do is

  1. Fork a repo
  2. Do a small amount of configuration of your new GitHub repo
  3. Use the GitHub web UI to edit markdown files
  4. Your blog gets automatically published as GitHub pages

The GitHub repo with full instructions is at simplestblog

An example of a blog that uses this is eobrain.github.io/mysimplestblog

How it was built

It is a simple Node.js JavaScript app that is built on a simple foundation: