https://github.com/dotproto/glog
Dead simple Gist-based blogging
https://github.com/dotproto/glog
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Dead simple Gist-based blogging
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/dotproto/glog
- Owner: dotproto
- Created: 2014-01-22T03:49:01.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2014-04-09T06:31:10.000Z (over 11 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-10-11T19:46:24.810Z (2 months ago)
- Language: JavaScript
- Size: 809 KB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
**Glog** is a simple blog powered by GitHub [Pages](pages.github.com) and [Gists](gist.github.com).
# Overview
GitHub offers free web hosting for static content and frontend web tech is pretty powerful. You don't need a dedicated blogging service and shouldn't be put through the hastle of setting one up.
# Motivation
[I](http://github.com/svincent) started working on Glog because I couldn't find a blogging system I was happy with. I've been looking for a way to blog that ...
* is free (both [gratis and libre](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre)
* gives me control of my words/data
* uses a simple syntax like Markdown
* lets me post using a simple web interface
* doesn't require a build step
* can be hosted on a personal domain
* has minimal (to no) monitary overhead
* doesn't require maintenance
While there are plenty of other blogging solutions out there I haven't seen any that meet all of these requirements.
# Design
... Page data provided by [GitHub Gists](http://developer.github.com/v3/gists/)
Sure, there are other Gist-based blogs out there
they're hosted on Heroku or require rails or some other crazyness. Making and editing Gists is easy. Blogging should be too.
# Alternatives
## Gist-based alternatives
* Gistflow - http://gistflow.com/
* gist.io - http://gist.io/
## Free blog servies/sites
* Medium - http://medium.com
* Svbtle - http://svbtle.com
* Tumblr - http://tumblr.com
* Blogger - http://blogger.com
## Free blog platforms
* Ghost - https://ghost.org/download/
* Wordpress - http://wordpress.org/download/
## Pay blog services/platforms
* Ghost - https://ghost.org/signup/
* Wordpress - https://signup.wordpress.com/signup/