Next Static Blog

✨ Start static then go server rendered when you need to ✨

A simple static blog powered by next.js.

Why

• I found other SSG (Static Site Generator) to be too much for what I need
• I wanted to be able to transition to a dynamic site easily if need be and next.js is a great existing SSR (Server Side Render) framework.

Usage

• yarn
• yarn run export
• cd out
• now

Adding a Post

• Create a .js file in posts.
• Export an object that contains post content/metadata

module.exports =  {
  title: 'Title',
  slug: 'slug',
  author: 'Your Name',
  date: new Date().toString(),
  tags: [
    'tags',
    'go here'
  ],
  body: `
  ## Post
  Use markdown to _write_ your post
  Here's some code:
  \`\`\`
  const a = 'thing';
  \`\`\`
  `
};

• Inside ./posts/index.js require your new post and add it to the exported array.
• Re-run yarn run export to build your new site.