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Bashblog

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Spec sheet

Purpose
Bashblog is a single Bash script for creating blogs.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Intended users
The project describes itself as a simple way to publish blog entries from a public server folder without special requirements or dependencies.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Free plan
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
Integrations
The README lists support for Disqus comments, Twitter, Feedburner, and Google Analytics.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Backups
Bashblog automatically backs up the site each time a post is published, storing the backup as .backup.tar.gz.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Blog analytics
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
Content features
It supports drafts, previews, Markdown, tags and categories, an all-posts index, and automatically generated RSS.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Customization
Users can configure blog settings by editing bb.sh or supplying a .config file, and can add headers, footers, and other page content.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Dependencies
The README describes Bashblog as having zero dependencies and running on base utilities such as date, grep, and sed.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Maintenance
The maintainer says Bashblog has not been actively maintained since 2026-07-09 and that there are no features on the roadmap.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
No installation
The project says no installation is required: download bb.sh and start blogging.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Operating systems
The project says it works on GNU/Linux, OSX, and BSD out of the box.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security and compliance
The README describes an option for cookieless Twitter sharing and says the software is provided without warranty under GPL version 3 or later; it makes no security certification claim.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Static output
It generates static blog content for a public web folder, so publishing requires shell access to a machine with such a folder.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Theme customization
custom codeRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
Writing and publishing
Users create posts with their preferred editor, and Bashblog generates an HTML page for each post and the blog index.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Free Free GPL-3.0-or-later · self-hosted static blog Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

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