davidmerfield/blot

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Blot is an open-source publishing platform that turns a folder of files into a website, powering the hosted service blot.im. It supports Markdown, Word documents, images, and other formats synced via Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, or Git, with no publishing interface beyond drag-and-drop.

Use cases

• turn a folder of markdown files into a blog
• publish a website by syncing a dropbox folder
• create a photo gallery or portfolio site from files
• write posts in my favorite text editor and publish automatically
• self-host a file-based publishing platform
• migrate a wordpress blog to a simpler file-based site

When to choose

• you want to publish content by editing files rather than using a CMS interface
• you prefer writing in markdown or plain text with your existing editor
• you want a simple personal blog, portfolio, or photo site
• you want to sync content via Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, or Git

When to avoid

• you need fully supported self-hosting - it is explicitly unsupported
• you need a dynamic web application with databases and user accounts
• you want a free hosting option - the hosted service is paid
• you need multi-user or team publishing workflows

Facets

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static-site-generator http-server templating markdown file-upload web-development cms self-hosted developer-tools self-hosted file-based-publishing blogging dropbox-sync git-sync hosted-service expressjs agpl nodejs docker web-server macos

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