Love to see it! (Thanks again, Studio of Musings, for [saving my life](https://write.as/community/chat-with-david-blue).)
WriteFreely: An open source platform for building a writing space on the web
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Re: WriteFreely: An open source platform for building a writing space on the web
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think a lot of people may prefer WriteFreely’s Go stack vs. WordPresses PHP - for right or wrong reasons.
why would a writer need to know or care about the tech stack
Both are FOSS and self-hostable. I assumed it was implied "a lot of people" meant "a lot of people [who self-host]", especially when the post is linking to the server software not the SaaS write.as.
As to why people would prefer Go over PHP...I think there's plenty of reasons to be found on HN's search :)
Re: WriteFreely: An open source platform for building a writing space on the web
#43I used WriteFreely for a while. I loved its simplicity. It attracted a fascinating set of writers too.
But the price kept going up, updates were slow, and I think the project lacks some focus. I switched to OMG.LOL. I want a blog that is pretty constrained and forces me to make decisions. And keeps things pretty cheap.
Re: WriteFreely: An open source platform for building a writing space on the web
#44How does this compare to bearblog
WriteFreely - is AGPL-licensed - supports themes - requires JS (to post) - supports ActivityPub Bearblog: - is MIT-licensed - doesn't support themes - doesn't require JS - uses RSS/Atom for syndication
Bearblog does support themes. You can add custom CSS in your dashboard.
Re: WriteFreely: An open source platform for building a writing space on the web
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
Genuine question, is shared hosting still the go-to option for many HN readers when setting up a personal site?
For me, no way. Not when VPSes scale down to $3.50/month.
VPS I'm using (1GB RAM/10GB disk) cost me 75 PLN a year, which is something around $19.
Re: WriteFreely: An open source platform for building a writing space on the web
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think a lot of people may prefer WriteFreely’s Go stack vs. WordPresses PHP - for right or wrong reasons.
why would a writer need to know or care about the tech stack
To be able to easily modify the software, and send patches (or make pull-requests whatever) to make the software suit better to own writing needs.
Re: WriteFreely: An open source platform for building a writing space on the web
#47How does this compare to bearblog
Besides other differences, Bear Blog does not offer a self-hosted solution such as WriteFreely.
Seems to be self-hostable: here is the code, it is even MIT licensed: https://github.com/HermanMartinus/bearblog/
Re: WriteFreely: An open source platform for building a writing space on the web
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
Besides other differences, Bear Blog does not offer a self-hosted solution such as WriteFreely.
Seems to be self-hostable: here is the code, it is even MIT licensed: https://github.com/HermanMartinus/bearblog/
> It is more like Substack than Hugo. Due to this it isn't possible to individually self-host a Bear Blog.
Apparently not.
Re: WriteFreely: An open source platform for building a writing space on the web
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
As long as they're hosted somewhere on the internet, you can add images with regular Markdown. Built-in support for photo management is in the pipeline though!
Is Snap.as open source too?
No, currently - Snap.as ( https://snap.as/ ) doesn't seem to be open-source and is only available (as a service) if you have a paid Write.as account ( https://write.as/pricing ).
I tried looking at the Snap.as repo ( https://github.com/snapas ) and Snap Freely organization ( https://github.com/snapfreely ) on GitHub, respectively; but both seem empty.
Re: WriteFreely: An open source platform for building a writing space on the web
#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
For me, no way. Not when VPSes scale down to $3.50/month.
VPS I'm using (1GB RAM/10GB disk) cost me 75 PLN a year, which is something around $19.
That's quite expensive, though not the typical price you'd pay from someplace like Digitalocean. I imagine this is from a host in your local country? Those tend to be more expensive if you're not in a common datacenter region.