Getting Started

Installation

Install JSONBlog CLI globally using your preferred package manager:

Quick Start

1. 1.

   Create a blog.json file

   {
     "site": {
       "title": "My Blog",
       "description": "My thoughts and ideas"
     },
     "basics": {
       "name": "Your Name"
     },
     "posts": [
       {
         "title": "Hello World",
         "content": "# Hello World\n\nThis is my first post!",
         "createdAt": "2025-01-20"
       }
     ]
   }

2. 2.

   Build your blog

   jsonblog build

   This generates your static site in the build/ directory.

3. 3.

   Preview locally

   jsonblog serve

   Opens your blog at http://localhost:8080

4. 4.

   Deploy

   Deploy the build/ directory to any static hosting service:

   • • Netlify
   • • Vercel
   • • GitHub Pages
   • • Cloudflare Pages
   • • Any web server

Development Mode

For live development with auto-reload:

This watches for changes to your blog.json and automatically rebuilds your site.

Next Steps