plebspot

a markdown blogging utility written on a hurry

rationale:

write and manage content in markdown with minimal effort/footprint/cpu-cycles/interaction with computer

features:

• comments + captcha
• categories for posts/pages
• minimal js, only used for fenced code blocks syntax highlighting
• optional custom post/page metadata (title, author, date, keywords)
• basic single file html templates
• rss feeds
• sitemap xml
• ssl

build instructions:

git clone --recursive --shallow-submodules git@github.com:demon36/plebspot.git
cd plebspot
cmake . -Bbuild
cmake --build build -j4

basic usage:

mkdir myblog
cd myblog
plebspot init
plebspot serve
echo "#### my new post" > posts/newpost.md

more usage details:

• configure serve port, ssl, blog info, template, comments & search keywords by adjusting pleb.yml
• directories inside pages and posts represent categories (ex: posts/my_category/sample_post.md)
• customize page/post metadata by using this syntax:

[title: a friendly post title instead of the plain file name]::
[author: me]::
[date: 19 Dec 2019]::
[tags: fun, unfun, ofc these md comments look nasty]::

post contents here

• comments are stored in plain text files (ex: posts/my_category/sample_post.md.comments), you can edit them as needed
• static content can be placed in static folder (ex: logo.png, favicon.ico) as needed
• customize single file template template/plain.html or add new one if needed

live example: psilocyber.tech

todo:

• --daemonize
• status, restart, stop commands
• use json for comments
• rendered html cache
• visitor statistics
• server side syntax highlighting (use enscript or src-highlite)
• github style task list