I slightly updated my website which is based on my nerdy #manpageblog engine.

I recently added several #SEO improvements and made some smaller changes to the design to make it more readable but also slightly more modern. I'm not sure if this isn't already too fancy again where it should focus on simplicity and alignment with traditional manpages.

If you're interested into manpageblog, you can find it at:
GitHub: https://github.com/gyptazy/manpageblog
#FreeBSD Ports: https://www.freshports.org/www/manpageblog/


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manpageblog v1.6 just got released. It is a static blog engine concept that treats written content like classic Unix man pages. It puts content first without sacrificing style and delivers a clean, elegant reading experience free from JavaScript, infinite scrolling, and other distracting clutter. The result is a fast, focused, and genuinely enjoyable way to consume high-quality content which can easily be served on very low power systems and follows the pure minimalism concept.

manpageblog is written in Python and available for many systems, including #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD or #Solaris based ones like #Illumos but also on #Linux like #Debian or #Ubuntu.

Changelog v1.6:
  • Pagination support added
  • Sitemap support added
  • SEO optimized
  • LD+JSON support added
manpageblog was initially crafted by me to match the minimalism on FreeBSD and you can directly start with it from the ports:
https://www.freshports.org/www/manpageblog/

The project source is available on GitHub at:
https://github.com/gyptazy/manpageblog
You can find a real-life demo on my website at https://gyptazy.com

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Fair enough, me honestly too :) but I get the point, that those very minimalistic designs are a bit too geeky and people could be more scared than feeling comfortable… I remember at FrOScon conference, when someone asked me if my website is broken (which was running #manpageblog). People nowadays don’t read man pages anymore rather than Reddit and Discord :/
Started the first iteration of #snac (#snac2) customizing to match #manpageblog. It took a bite more time than initially expected but @[email protected] indeed made some great and clever ideas when creating snac. The function for attributes and tags in his C functions are a great idea and simplify it. I guess, I simply had added them statically... However, a preview is available right here (as said, still not perfect, more to be done soon):

http://gyptazy.com/fedi/gyptazy/

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@fox It got some further adjustment and also the template stuff got customized to match my #manpageblog layout (my own blog solution) of gyptazy.com

It doesn’t occur often, but when it does, it brings a smile to my face. This is my error page served from the proxy when the backend can't process the requests (or is unavailable).

#manpageblog #devops #nginx #proxy #backend #linux #freebsd #tux #beastie

#manpageblog - a very small static blog engine just got updated in version 1.5 - featuring pagination support. I finally added this ;) And guess what, I'm moving back to it - very soon :)

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https://github.com/gyptazy/manpageblog/releases/tag/1.5

Release 1.5 · gyptazy/manpageblog

What's Changed feature: Add pagination support to manpageblog by @gyptazy in #28 Full Changelog: 1.4...1.5

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Really happy to hear :) #manpageblog can fulfill such things but also requires your user- & readerbase to appreciate this. For us tech nerds this is absolutely perfect and a great way to #blog - I still love it :)

@NebulaTide @ricardo @stefano @pebo @simondassow

Thanks for the hint, but I thought more going back to my #manpageblog (https://github.com/gyptazy/manpageblog) or what I currently use for BoxyBSD.com (also self written).

To have an impression - it looks like this in the past:
https://web.archive.org/web/20240723032915/https://gyptazy.ch/

@quux

GitHub - gyptazy/manpageblog: manpageblog is a small, lightweight blog engine written in Python and offers several advantages in a look of a man page (Unix like manual page).

manpageblog is a small, lightweight blog engine written in Python and offers several advantages in a look of a man page (Unix like manual page). - gyptazy/manpageblog

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@oxyhyxo sometimes I think I should go back to the #manpageblog design :)