Bashblog – a single bash script to create blogs
Bashblog is a simple tool consisting of a single Bash script that allows users to create and manage a blog without external dependencies. It generates static HTML files, supports tags, comments via third-party services, and works with any hosting that supports basic file uploads.
Background
- Bashblog is a minimal, open-source tool that lets you create a static blog using nothing more than a single Bash script — no database, no web framework, no server-side software beyond basic Unix tools.
- Static-site generators (like Jekyll, Hugo, or Pelican) are popular because they produce fast, secure, plain-HTML websites that can be hosted for free on services like GitHub Pages or Netlify. Bashblog pushes the philosophy to an extreme: no configuration files, no dependencies, and no installation steps beyond downloading one file.
- The project was created by Carlos Fenollosa, a Spanish software engineer, and has been around since 2014. It drew attention in the early minimalist-blogging movement (analogous to the "Unix philosophy" of small, focused tools) and retains a niche following among developers who want a blogging system they fully understand and can control.