A simple publishing platform

I've been through the cycle of over-engineering personal sites more times than I'd like to admit. This time, I wanted something different: a setup that gets out of the way and lets me focus on writing.

The stack

With Nuxt Studio and Nuxt UI, I can publish and host my site for free. Here's what powers it:

• Nuxt 4 – The Vue framework for the modern web
• Nuxt Content – File-based CMS with MDC support
• Nuxt UI – Beautiful components out of the box
• Nuxt Studio – Visual editing and Git-based publishing

Why this approach

There's no database to manage, no CMS admin panel to secure, and no monthly hosting bill. Content lives in Markdown files alongside the code. When I push to GitHub, the site rebuilds and deploys automatically.

The real magic is MDC (Markdown Components). It lets me drop Vue components directly into Markdown, which means I can build custom layouts and interactive elements without leaving the content files. The home page project cards? Those are MDC components.

Nuxt Studio for editing

While I typically write in my editor, Nuxt Studio provides a visual interface for content editing. It connects directly to the Git repository, so changes still go through version control. This is useful for quick edits or when I want to preview changes before committing.

Keeping it simple

The entire source is available on GitHub. There's no build configuration to speak of—Nuxt handles that. No complex deployment pipelines—GitHub Pages serves the static output. The result is a site that's fast to load, easy to maintain, and costs nothing to run.