# kabukky/journey

A blog engine written in Go, compatible with Ghost themes.

Repository: https://github.com/kabukky/journey
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/journey
Homepage: https://kabukky.github.io/journey
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-10-05T17:28:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4197, "days_push": 1063, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1984, forks 199 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:02.009474+00:00)

## What it is
Journey is a self-contained blog engine written in Go that is compatible with Ghost themes. It ships as a single dependency-free binary with a built-in admin editor, HTTPS via Let's Encrypt, and Lua-based plugin extensibility.

## Use cases
- self-host a lightweight blog on a low-end VPS or Raspberry Pi
- run a blog using existing Ghost themes without Node.js
- migrate an existing Ghost blog to a Go-based engine
- write posts from any device through a built-in web admin
- serve a blog with automatic HTTPS without Nginx or Apache
- extend blog page generation with custom Lua plugins

## When to avoid
- you need a fully production-hardened, actively developed blog platform
- your Ghost theme relies on helpers Journey has not implemented
- you require MySQL or PostgreSQL support
- you need the full Ghost editor and feature set

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-server, templating, plugin-system
- domain: web-development, cms, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: blog-engine, ghost-themes, go, lightweight, https, lets-encrypt, lua-plugins, markdown, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- kabukky/journey (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:02.009474+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:03:19.371174+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kabukky/journey (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:02.009474+00:00, sha 83b7e6fb89c4)
  - homepage: https://kabukky.github.io/journey (fetched 2026-08-29T10:43:06.152829+00:00, sha b0dc26a59a04)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.