That may seem like an oxymoron, but I’m looking for some sort of server that I can self-host where I can edit blog posts and whatnot, but that then deploys to something like neocities (or any other pure static host).
I’m not finding anything, but maybe it’s a thing and I just don’t know what it’s called?
That’s also my setup (just with gitlab) and it works very well. Only I deploy to my own host. I use the gitlab web editor sometimes, to quickly write stuff down, it also works well if you’re used to writing markdown.
There are also WordPress plugins that allow for exports of static html. Of course you need a theme without comment sections and all that jazz, as that is disfunctional in the static export anyways.
Ah, nice. I think that’s exactly what I was trying to describe. Thanks for the suggestion!
Though, I think the git forge ‘backend’ + “Static CMS” frontend seems a bit more featureful and slick. I think I’m going to keep going down that path instead for now. Good to have a backup of exactly what I originally thought I wanted though.
grav is another option for what you were looking for. cli with optional web interface. run local and generate static sites or on a web server (like a traditional cms) https://getgrav.org
for a static site generator that runs locally (with local or git storage), check out https://jamstack.org/generators/ for lots of other options.
I use a local text editor and push the git repository, which triggers automation to generate and publish the content. vscode is my editor for that work.
I’d personally like to not depend on infra like github, but I hadn’t considered just using the web UI of a code forge. That’s a good idea, I’m going to try that and see if I like it, thanks!
(Still interested in other suggestions if others know of things that are more fit for purpose, tho.)
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