Outstatic
Dev tools
content management system
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
8 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 11 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score -0.03.
Execution: 1 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 4 againstIdea: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, well-designed UI similar to WordPress editor
From 3 comments
This is really cool. Not only is it great technically (combo of open source and git-powered is so convenient) - you’ve also done a stellar job of designing the UI. This looks…
tr3ntg on HNI think that it was very good idea to make post edit interface very similar to Wordpress one - plenty of people will be familiar with it right away!
pxtail on HNlove the design of this, nice work!
pzrsa on HN
Easy to deploy and try
From 1 comment
This is awesome, nice work. I was able to get an example deployed and working in a few minutes!
leerob on HN
Objections
Requires GitHub and Vercel accounts despite no-signup claim
From 3 comments
Looks nice but I am not sure how "does not require signing up to a third party service" is compatible with the get started page which starts with "requires a github account and a…
sixhobbits on HN"Own your data" But it seems to require a Github and a Vercel account: https://outstatic.com/docs/getting-started
juunpp on HNBut the HN post says: > doesn't require a complicated setup or signing up to a third-party service!
jstanley on HN
Early version, not production ready
From 1 comment
Hey, Thanks for trying it out! Yes, at this stage I wouldn't advise anyone to try using this in production, it's the first version of a side project after all. But I'm really…
AndreVitorio on HN
Dependence on abandoned-project risk and longevity concerns
From 1 comment
https://outstatic.com/docs/faqs#can-i-host-my-outstatic-website-on-a-provider-other-than-vercel From the above Outstatic FAQ: > Can I host my Outstatic website on a provider…
flanbiscuit on HN
Requests
Support for other git providers beyond GitHub
From 2 comments
Seeing that Github is exploiting FOSS for its own commercial interests and possibly violating licenses (Copilot), it's not exactly the kind of ownership that I envision when…
juunpp on HNI don't know how much you want to get into this, but since we're already on this topic: https://www.netlifycms.org/docs/external-oauth-clients/…
juunpp on HN
Branch and merge based editorial workflow
From 1 comment
Does this mean that writers use a branch and merge based workflow? That would be amazing and it is the one major thing missing from other options like Statamic. Nobody understood…
olah_1 on HN
Questions
How client-side GitHub access works
From 1 comment
Does it directly (client side js) talk to github, or is there an intermediate layer like serverless functions involved?
lagrange77 on HN
Whether it can be self-hosted
From 1 comment
Seeing that Github is exploiting FOSS for its own commercial interests and possibly violating licenses (Copilot), it's not exactly the kind of ownership that I envision when…
juunpp on HN
Alternatives named
Netlify CMS
From 2 comments
The lack of options in this space really baffles me. Statically generated websites are everywhere and have been popular for many years. Gatsby, Next, Hugo, Jekyll, 11ty, Astro,…
preya2k on HN> Netlify CMS has been the best solution in this space, and despite many thousands of stars it’s abandoned now. I've noticed this too…
seanwilson on HN
Tina CMS
From 1 comment
The lack of options in this space really baffles me. Statically generated websites are everywhere and have been popular for many years. Gatsby, Next, Hugo, Jekyll, 11ty, Astro,…
preya2k on HN
Statamic
From 1 comment
For the PHP folks there are a few options. Ones that I've used include: - Statamic https://statamic.com - Jigsaw https://jigsaw.tighten.com/
simonhamp on HN
Gitit
From 1 comment
Gitit is another one in this space
zeckalpha on HN
Publii
From 1 comment
Publii [1] is still an excellent option in the Hugo-but-graphical space. It has a desktop app and allows hosting on GitHub Pages, AWS S3, Netlify or just plain old FTP. [1]…
karmanyaahm on HN