The Easiest Way to Get Your Own Hugo Blog Up and Running

Yo, what’s good? Wanna start your own blog for free with Hugo? It’s super simple, and I’m gonna walk you through it step-by-step. This is perfect for anyone, no tech skills needed. Let’s do this! 🚀 Step 1: Log Into GitHub Head over to https://github.com/ and sign in to your account. Don’t have one? Sign up—it’s free and quick. Step 2: Find the Hugo Template Go to this GitHub repo: https://github.com/HugoNest/hugo-template. This is the starting point for your blog. ...

April 27, 2025 · 2 min · HugoNest

Quitting My Job to Build Something Meaningful—Was It Worth It?

Five years ago, I was just another dev working a stable but boring job, building stuff I didn’t care about. One day, a friend messaged me: “Yo, you heard of Hugo? Static site generator. Fast as hell. Uses Markdown.” I checked it out. And it hit me—this is what I actually wanna build for. Clean tools. No bloat. Full control. So I quit my job to make something of my own. ...

April 24, 2025 · 2 min · HugoNest

Unlock Mobile Management for Hugo with the Innovative HugoNest App (iOS Android)

Every Hugo( or Jekyll) website owner has likely experienced the charm of its efficiency and simplicity. However, when it comes to updating, modifying, or even managing website content in mobile scenarios, that convenience often takes a significant hit. As we discussed earlier, directly operating a Hugo website on a mobile phone faces numerous insurmountable obstacles: ...

April 17, 2025 · 4 min · HugoNest

Hugo Mobile Management: Need Your Help Testing Our New Android App

Hi everyone! If you use Hugo for your blog, like me, and sometimes wish it was easier to do simple things on your phone, then maybe you’ll find this interesting. I’ve been working on a small tool that I hope will help Hugo users manage their blogs easier on their phones. Right now, it’s in the very early testing stages, but I think some of you might like the idea. ...

April 16, 2025 · 2 min · HugoNest

HugoNest: Fire Updates for Your Hugo Site

Ayo, what’s good Hugo gang! Man, I been tired after this weekend, fr—been locked in grindin’ on HugoNest (that’s my app, ya know, the one that lets you run ya whole Hugo site from ya phone, no cap). But yo, I got some fire updates I just dropped, so listen up! ...

April 13, 2025 · 1 min · HugoNest

HugoNest: The Mobile App That's Gonna Change Your Hugo Game

Aight, y’all, I been grindin’ in silence, but today? TODAY I finally got somethin’ to share that’s straight 🔥. Meet HugoNest—the app that’s gon’ change how you manage your Hugo blog, no cap. Ever tried tweakin’ your blog post while ridin’ the train? Or got a dope idea but ain’t near a laptop? Yeah, me too. That’s why I built this. HugoNest lets you edit, push, and sync your Hugo blog RIGHT from your phone—no stress, no command line voodoo, just tap, type, and post. ...

April 9, 2025 · 2 min · HugoNest

How to Update a Hugo Blog on a Phone

It is well-known that the process of publishing a blog has always been cumbersome due to the absence of backend solutions in static blog programs like HUGO, HEXO, and Jekyll. Previously, I used various methods to update my blog, but all of them required a PC. PC Method VSCODE+Github My initial approach was to edit in VSCODE, generate static files in the Public directory locally using the Hugo command, and then submit them to Github Pages for direct publication. Later, I found the Hugo generation process too cumbersome, so I switched to editing and directly submitting to Github, then using Github Actions to generate blog files and publish them to Github Pages. ...

March 31, 2025 · 4 min · HugoNest