gistblog 0.1

gist-blog.

Zero Git friction. Write in reStructuredText → Public Gist → auto-deployed Pelican blog with full-text search.

How to publish a post

1. Create a public Gist on GitHub.

2. Description must start with: blog: Your Post Title

3. File must be valid reST with field-list metadata (see example in the original prompt).

4. Save. The site updates automatically every 4 hours (or manually trigger the GitHub Action).

================
The Post Title
================
:date: 2026-04-02 14:00
:category: Tech
:tags: python, automation
:summary: This text appears **only** in the post listings (homepage, archives, etc.).
:image: https://picsum.photos/id/1015/800/450

Post body starts here...

Search page lives at /pages/search/.

Important: Change USERNAME = “barseghyanartur” in fetch_gists.py to your own GitHub username before the first run.

Local development

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/YOURUSERNAME/YOUR-REPO.git
cd YOUR-REPO

2. Install dependencies

make install

3. Pull your latest Gists

make fetch

4. One-time build + static preview

make serve

# → http://localhost:8000

5. LIVE development mode (recommended)

make dev

# → Auto-rebuilds on any change + live server at http://localhost:8000