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Writing is not just about putting words on a page. It is about making ideas easy to follow and enjoyable to read. Markdown, a lightweight way of formatting text, was designed to focus on words first and formatting second. What makes it powerful for publishing also makes it a great teacher when it co...
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We’ve been hard at work on hosted.md over the past few weeks and we’re excited to share some updates. The headline feature is that the Asset Manager is now live. The Asset Manager gives you a place to upload and manage files for your site. Everything you upload is mapped to /assets/ on your website,...
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Over the past few months I’ve been building hosted.md, a platform that turns Markdown files into complete websites. It works for blogs, but it also handles simple static sites for projects, portfolios, or documentation. With the final round of beta invites about to go out, it feels like the right ti...
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Many developers and writers love the idea of building a personal blog from the ground up. It’s a chance to control every aspect of your site, from the code to the content. But while self-hosting a markdown blog offers incredible freedom, it also brings a unique set of challenges. This post will give...
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If you run a markdown blog or another type of static site, you’ll eventually want to track how people use it. Whether you are interested in seeing which posts get the most attention, finding out where visitors are coming from, or checking how often someone returns, analytics can help. For most stati...
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We’re excited to share that hosted.md will officially be ready for beta testing tomorrow, Wednesday 6th August. If you've been following along as we build this thing in public, this is the moment we've been working toward. You’ll be able to build and manage your site directly in the browser using ou...
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Markdown is known for its clean, minimal format. It’s great for blog posts, notes, and technical documentation. But it also works surprisingly well for longer projects - things like books, serialized essays, newsletters, or multi-part guides. If you’re working on something bigger than a single blog...
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Markdown is one of the most useful writing formats ever created. It's lightweight, easy to read, and gives writers control over their content without locking them into a bloated tool. It was designed to make plain text beautiful on the web. But somewhere along the way, Markdown publishing became mor...
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If you’ve ever tried setting up a static blog and felt like you needed a degree in Git just to publish a post, you’re not alone. The idea of writing with Markdown is appealing. Clean formatting, no distractions, full control over your content. But once Git, GitHub, or command-line tools enter the pi...
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Markdown is one of the cleanest ways to write for the web. It keeps your content focused, distraction-free, and easy to manage. But if you’re using Markdown to power a blog on a static site, you might be wondering how SEO fits into the picture. No plugins, no bloated CMS, no fancy tools. Just plain...
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