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Dev tools · October 11, 2024

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ZenMD converts a Markdown folder to a site with a single command

I have been dogfooding this npx tool to build all my markdown content sites. It allows me to start a site within minutes. As it's just `npx zenmd && netlify deploy` without downloading any framework starter kit, cloning any repo, or generating any folder structure with configs. It's built on remark.js, supports images, [[wikilinks]], and raw html in markdown, as well as custom layout.html customizations. Once the site is built, you can open the output `.html` pages without a server to preview. Demo: here is a post expanding on the "whys" on my personal site (built with ZenMD) -…

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I have been dogfooding this npx tool to build all my markdown content sites. It allows me to start a site within minutes. As it's just `npx zenmd && netlify deploy` without downloading any framework starter kit, cloning any repo, or generating any folder structure with configs. It's built on remark.js, supports images, [[wikilinks]], and raw html in markdown, as well as custom layout.html customizations. Once the site is built, you can open the output `.html` pages without a server to preview. Demo: here is a post expanding on the "whys" on my personal site (built with ZenMD) - https://idealistspace.com/zenmd Just made the Github repo: https://github.com/randomor/zenmd public if you'd like to look at the code.

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