New post: A static blog with the fediverse as its comment systemHow this site works: a Hugo build that publishes on git push, a toot that doubles as the comment thread, replies from Mastodon and Bluesky rendered as plain text, a redaction check that refuses to deploy my own mistakes, and three bugs that got past every check but one: two…blog.fullast.nu/posts/2026-10-#homelab #selfhosted #selfhosting #blog #hugo #mastodon #bluesky #fediverse@selfhosted

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[–] 6 points 5 days ago (1 child)
  • [–] [S] -1 points 5 days ago

    @ComradeMiao Drafted with an AI from my own build notes, then edited by me – the setup, the bugs and the numbers are all mine and running. If something in it reads like slop, tell me which part and I'll fix it; happy to answer questions about the actual setup.

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    If you can't be bothered to write it then I can't be bothered to read it.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 days ago (3 children)

    @illusionist Thanks! The nicest part is how little there is to it: the blog stays a pile of static files, and a small script fetches the replies to one post and renders them under the article. Happy to answer questions if you want to set up something similar.@selfhosted

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago (2 children)

    Thanks for the explanation!

    So that isn't a real federation and it just displays the comments?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (3 children)

    This page (blog) definitely needs some UI improvement, I don't see it as bad, but a site like this... I don't know, it doesn't inspire confidence. But that's me being delicate.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

    @baldur Fair. It's a stock theme with the defaults left on, and I spent the time on the plumbing instead of the front. Covers, a proper footer and a bit of identity are going in this week – if there's one thing in particular that put you off, I'd like to hear it.@selfhosted

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    It's not that I dislike it, it just looks a bit lifeless. I think you used Tailwind for that. We also use Tailwind at https://normals.me, but we look for designs in Dribble to unify the styles and make them look a bit better. I'll take a closer look and give you more constructive feedback right here.

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