A static site is a useful constraint
What a small Markdown-first site makes obvious about build time, content, and deployment.
Astro test site · 2026 edition
A small, deliberate web.
Notes on building useful software with Markdown, static output, and a short path from a commit to a live page.
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Why static output is still the default
A build that produces ordinary files is easier to inspect, cache, and move than a server that must be healthy for every request.
Search without a search server
Pagefind turns the finished HTML into a small browser-side index, so the site gets useful search without a database or API route.
A private repository and a small Coolify deploy
The deployment path is a private Git repository, a read-only deploy key, and one Docker image that serves the Astro output.
Content rules belong next to the content
A typed collection makes publishing behavior obvious: drafts stay private, future dates wait, and every public post has the metadata it needs.
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