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) -…
ZenMD converts a Markdown folder to a site with a single command launched on October 11, 2024 with 8 votes, #1,329 of 5,185 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
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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…
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