Turn any GitHub repo into a fast, beautiful blog. No CMS. No dashboard. No accounts. No builds. Just your repo. If your repo has a `/blog` folder with markdown files, plok.sh renders them as clean, themed blog posts: It supports: * 20+ themes * Shiki code highlighting * optional `blog.config.yaml` * optional headers and footers for templating. * optional `/blog/links.yaml` (Linktree-style page) * automatic TOC * Google Analytics if you add your own G-ID * zero server-side storage
Every blog platform wants to be *your* platform. They want you to learn their templating language, their folder structure, their deployment pipeline. They want you to care about things you don't care about.
I just want to write markdown and have it show up somewhere.
Your GitHub repo already has:
- Version control
- A web interface
- Markdown rendering
- Public URLs
- Authentication (for editing)
So I built it. A thin layer over GitHub that:
1. Reads your `/blog` folder
2. Renders markdown with proper syntax highlighting
3. Applies a theme
4. Serves it at a clean URL
No database. No auth system. No deployment pipeline. Your GitHub repo *is* the backend.
@eshwaren_manoharen Github to blog instantly is perfect for developers who want to write but hate CMS complexity. Does plok.sh support custom domains and design customization, or is it intentionally minimal?
Also curious about SEO, does it handle meta tags, sitemaps, etc. automatically?
For designers building personal brands, the "free forever" model is compelling, but branding flexibility matters.
Finally! No CMS, no BS - just markdown and done.
Perfect for devs who want to write, not configure. How does it handle custom domains?
Awesome idea! Love the clean execution of plok.sh. What tech stack did you use for the implementation? I'm curious how it all comes together!
It kind of reminds me of github.io pages where we just deploy a Jekyll codebase and it renders as a blog. I like that it's making something people already want to be easier.
I just created my own blog with plok, and for a developer like me, publishing a new post is incredibly easy. This is the most exciting product I’ve seen recently.
This scratches a very real itch. I’ve avoided blogging because I hate the setup part… but pushing to GitHub? That I can do. Super clean concept — feels like something devs will actually use.
Love this “no-dashboard, no-account, no-builds” philosophy — feels like blogging the way devs actually want it.
One question though:
How do you think about long-term content portability and versioning? Since everything lives in the repo, it’s super clean — but curious whether plok.sh plans to support things like image hosting, drafts, or multi-repo content without drifting into “yet another CMS.”
The thin-layer approach is refreshing. Would be great to hear how far you want to push it while keeping it minimal.
Really cool launch—turning a GitHub repo directly into a clean, themed blog removes so much friction for devs who want to publish but hate CMS overhead.
Curious: for early users, what’s been the most common motivation so far—replacing existing blogs with something simpler, or finally starting a blog because plok.sh eliminates the setup pain?
This is massive - cant believe how all my tech team could become superstar blogger in months with Plok lol.... Nice tool to try!
Fast and formatted for Medium posts would be the way. Great for vbuilding in public.
This looks really interesting! I love the concept of turning a repo into a blog without any build steps or CMS bloat.[1] Definitely going to give this a try. 🚀
Great stuff. Is tour target personal blogs? You mentioned free forever how do you plan to monetise this at some point? Great ideia and good luck 🤞
