2019/NYC/indieoptions

What tools are out there? was a session at IndieWebCamp NYC 2019.

Video: ▶️45:56s

Notes archived from: https://etherpad.indieweb.org/indieoptions

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IndieWebCamp NYC 2019
Session: What tools are out there?
When: 2019-10-05 13:45

Participants

• Greg McVerry
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Notes

There is a so much choice out there whether you use a CMS, Static Site Generator, roll your own

• Static Site Generator - you have to write the content and use a website; you're serving a flat file

CMS choices

• Options with open protocols and open APIs
• No code option
  • Micro.blog --> it's a service
    • All building blocks work: specific tools that connect to each other (e.g., indieauth , webmentions)
    • Hugo site - you can type in html or Markdown
    • $5/mo or $10/mo if you want a podcast
    • Good community
    • Connects to Tumblr, Medium, Wordpress, Mastodon
    • Do things with IG where you can own your gram
    • One button install
    • Not open source
    • Takes minutes to learn and years to master; it's not open-source but open garden

• Options that are ready-to-go platforms and services
  • Tumblr,
  • Wordpress.com,
  • Blogger
  • Medium
  • don't have integrations with all the building blocks

• Known
  • All kinds of posts
  • IRC, location,
  • Big community
  • Open source
  • have to use terminal
  • has an install tax -

• Wordpress.org - 35-40% of the web
  • +/- So customizable but you can get lost with all of the plug-ins
  • +/-
  • Requires hosting -> need to pay for shared host

• GitHub pages
  • below No and Wordpress.org because you're mainly just writing in html
  • - You have to touch code
  • + Free

≈ Roll Your Own Buy domain from DNS Compute: ssdnodes.com - Web serving: How you create and serve your content (Apache, Caddy); Hugo

• Tips:
  • start lean, keep it mantainable
  • small goes farther
  • Write for yourself first

See Also

• 2019/NYC/Schedule