Post by @JessieHealdUK@defcon.social

2026-02-14 01:53 UTC

Static websites are the future. Not every site needs to be dynamically generated. Having a #blog served by a complex CMS like WordPress feels unnecessary after using #11ty . Compute is growing in cost and becoming scarce. Why waste it on sites suited for static generation? Plus, who wants to host a server with a database, a CMS, a bunch of plugins and all the security headaches that comes with it? #SSG #IndieWeb #Blogging

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@JessieHealdUK@defcon.social 2026-02-14 02:09

before anyone asks? yes, I'm motivated by big #11ty and big indie web 😎

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@psarant@mas.to 2026-02-14 12:07

@JessieHealdUK@defcon.social This is the way. For some slightly added complexity, I use CD to deploy my static site. So I can write my thoughts on my phone, or computer. Push them to my repository and my site is updated about 3min later.

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@eclecticpassions@fosstodon.org 2026-02-15 01:07

@JessieHealdUK@defcon.social I started with WordPress for a year and a bit and I hated it. Jumped ship to Hugo SSG and it has been such a joy creating using Hugo. I'm a huge fan of static sites. And hello, fellow Indiewebber! 👋

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@GrantMeStrength@hachyderm.io 2026-02-28 02:32

@JessieHealdUK@defcon.social @mapache@hachyderm.io I fear the opposite. Precisely because compute costs and the AI must be utilized, websites will be halucinated on the fly for every visitor.

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