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I write my blog using Hugo, it is rather simple to use - just a folder of markdown files.

For publishing, I use netlify (which does the build and hosting). Their free tier is more than enough for me. The domain comes from namecheap.

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What's the current (2022) take on Hugo vs. Jekyll? I'm also wondering if Github Pages is a good alternative for hosting. Judging from their description, it seems to be free, without ads and can optionally be used with a custom domain.

I have only used Jekyll in the past but I would try Hugo nowadays since it's the "brand new stuff" (only because it's written in Go). Jekyll hasn't been abandoned which means that both are good and I'm sure they have the same set of features.

As for using GitHub to host it, it's still free and you can use a custom domain which is nice.

> Hugo vs. Jekyll

They both work and it's unlikely that either will limit you. Just pick one (I recommend flipping a coin) and go.

I have been using Hugo, Vercel, and a custom domain for my blog. I have found Hugo + Vercel to work well together. I can't speak for how it compares to Jekyll, but Hugo has been fairly good to work in. I like the development story quite a bit once you get over the initial hump of getting everything setup. I also use Vercel to manage the custom domain, which I consider a bonus.

I strongly second this. It took me some time to learn the first time set up. But it's been well worth it. Now all it takes to post something is write on a plain text file -> git commit the updated folder.

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