Blot
A blogging platform with no interface. Blot turns a folder into a blog. The point of all thisโโโthe reason Blot existsโโโis so you can use your favorite tools to create whatever you publish.
I recommend waiting until I write a guide before attempting to run Blot on your own server. Eventually I will refactor the code such that Blot can be installed quickly and simply. I will write the neccessary documentation and sell Blot at a reasonable price to self-hosters, with an option to pay more for support.
Please donโt hesitate to contact me with any questions: [email protected]
Overview
Here is an illustration of Blot's structure:
flowchart LR
%% Variable declarations
internet[<h3>The Internet</h3>]
nginx(<h3>NGINX</h3><ul><li>SSL termination</li><li>Serves static files</li></ul>)
nodeJs(<h3>Node.js Server</h3><i>Blot</i>)
redis(<h3>Redis</h3><ul><li>Stores SSL certificates</li><li>Stores all data that can't be on disk for Blot</li></ul>)
%% Relationship between variables (nodes)
internet <--> nginx <--> nodeJs
nodeJs <--> redis
nginx <--> redis
%% Node styles
classDef nodeStyle fill:#FAFAFA,color:#333230,stroke:#333230,stroke-width:2px
class internet,nginx,nodeJs,redis nodeStyle;
The Node.js server (Blot) itself is responsible for a small crew of child processes which handle things like image minification and document conversion.
Inside this folder
/
โโโ app/
โ the code for the node.js application which is Blot
โโโ config/
โ configation for the system utilities which keep redis, NGINX and the node.js processes up
โโโ scripts/
โ scripts which help the server administrator
โโโ tests/
โ integration tests and test configuration for blot
โโโ todo.txt
โ Blot's to-do list