{"slug": "bear-blog", "name": "Bear Blog", "category": "other", "category_name": "Other software", "description": "", "recommenders": 4, "commenters": 6, "warners": 0, "score": 4.044, "rising": 0.02, "first": "2025-11-21", "latest": "2026-08-02", "why": "try https://bearblog.dev (no connection, just appreciate Herman\u2019s work).", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 4, "neutral": 1, "compare": 1, "warn": 0}, "spark": [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "try https://bearblog.dev (no connection, just appreciate Herman\u2019s work).", "icon": true, "domain": "bearblog.dev", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://bearblog.dev", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["Bear Blog", "Bearblog"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 786271008, "item_id": 49141938, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49141938", "by": "lylo", "date": "2026-08-02", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Check out https://bearblog.dev/discover and https://pagecord.com/spotlight. 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(Later, if you want to host the above (except the \"bells and whistles\" tier) yourself: Hetzner, Digital Ocean, etc.)", "context": "", "use_case": "cheap website", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: Is WordPress the best way to create new websites for beginner"}, {"id": 779363056, "item_id": 48710191, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48710191", "by": "wasting_time", "date": "2026-06-28", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Bearblog and Hugo are popular ones.", "excerpt": "Look for a \"static site generator\". Bearblog and Hugo are popular ones. 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(Later, if you want to host the above (except the \"bells and whistles\" tier) yourself: Hetzner, Digital Ocean, etc.)", "context": "", "use_case": "cheap website", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: Is WordPress the best way to create new websites for beginner"}, {"id": 779368738, "item_id": 48710546, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48710546", "by": "al_borland", "date": "2026-06-28", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Bearblog is a service, not a static site generator one can use like Hugo.", "excerpt": "Bearblog is a service, not a static site generator one can use like Hugo. From the Bearblog GitHub: > Bear Blog has been built as a platform and not as an individual blog generator. It is more like Substack than Hugo. Due to this it isn't possible to individually self-host a Bear Blog. Jekyll would an alternative for Hugo.", "context": "", "use_case": "blogging platform", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: Is WordPress the best way to create new websites for beginner"}, {"id": 779363056, "item_id": 48710191, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48710191", "by": "wasting_time", "date": "2026-06-28", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Bearblog and Hugo are popular ones.", "excerpt": "Look for a \"static site generator\". Bearblog and Hugo are popular ones. Then you can host your site anywhere and don't have to worry about security problems.", "context": "", "use_case": "simple websites", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: Is WordPress the best way to create new websites for beginner"}, {"id": 751412320, "item_id": 46963270, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46963270", "by": "duck", "date": "2026-02-10", "stance": "compare", "quote": "curious how this is different than https://bearblog.dev which has been around for a while?", "excerpt": "Congrats on the launch! I love ideas like this, but curious how this is different than https://bearblog.dev which has been around for a while?", "context": "", "use_case": "personal blogs", "switched_from": "", "story": "Show HN: I made paperboat.website, a platform for friends and creativity"}, {"id": 736176544, "item_id": 46011034, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46011034", "by": "emschwartz", "date": "2025-11-21", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "try https://bearblog.dev (no connection, just appreciate Herman\u2019s work).", "excerpt": "If you\u2019re looking to put one up, try https://bearblog.dev (no connection, just appreciate Herman\u2019s work). It\u2019s got just the features you need, is built by a solo dev, and it\u2019s got a very fair split between free and paid features. I used it to put up my personal site and have been very happy with the experience.", "context": "", "use_case": "personal site", "switched_from": "", "story": "Personal blogs are back, should niche blogs be next?"}]}