> cron that runs the shell script
So then you don't just drop a .md file.
So then you don't just drop a .md file.
I literally do - I drop a file in a folder; the fact that everything else is automated is irrelevant, because all I do is drop a file in a folder.
It is relevant because you're the one that wrote the script to automate it.
Sure, it works for you. But it doesn't work for everyone else, which I think was the other person's ideal when they said:
Imagine just dropping .md files to your server and having a working website
They didn't literally mean your server.