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The Best Way to Manage Blog Drafts with Markdown

If you’ve ever tried to manage blog drafts in Markdown, you’ve probably ended up juggling filenames like post-idea-v3.md, draft-final-FINAL.md, or worse, entire folders full of “almost there” posts that you forgot about. Markdown is an incredible format for writing, but draft management has always b...

The Challenges of Making Static Site Hosting Actually Simple

I've spent the past few months working on hosted.md, a tool that turns Markdown files into websites. The goal was clear: make it easy for anyone to host a static site without dealing with build pipelines, config files, or deployment steps. I thought it would be a straightforward project. Static site...

The Hidden Complexity of Static Site Hosting (And How to Avoid It)

Static sites are supposed to be the easy option. That's what everyone says, right? No servers to patch, no databases to manage, just pure HTML, CSS, and maybe a sprinkle of JavaScript. Deploy it, forget about it. Except... it's rarely that smooth. Over the years, I’ve built countless static websites...

Best Markdown Tools for Writers and Developers in 2025

Markdown is still one of the best ways to write for the web. It’s simple, clean, and gets out of the way so you can focus on your words. Whether you're working on a blog post, writing docs, or just jotting down notes, Markdown keeps things straightforward. There are plenty of great tools out there t...

How to Host a Static Site Without Git, CI/CD, or a Headache

You have written something you are proud of. Maybe it is a guide, a blog post, a personal homepage, or notes from a project you want to share. You are using Markdown because it is fast, clean, and familiar. Now you just want to put it online. That is where things start to fall apart. You search for...

Why Markdown is the Perfect Format for Blogging

If you have ever written a blog post and gotten distracted by menus, formatting buttons, or weird layout issues, you are not alone. Writing online often feels like fighting your tools. Markdown is the opposite of that. It gives you a clean and simple way to focus on your ideas. No clutter. No distra...

Why I'm Building hosted.md (and What It's For)

I just wanted to publish a simple blog. I had a bunch of Markdown files, some ideas I wanted to share, and not a lot of time. I did not want to set up a static site generator. I did not want to fiddle with Git or CI pipelines. I did not want to theme a blog with configuration files. I just wanted to...

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