aviraccoon's nocturnal scribbles

Personal blog at raccoon.land.

Late-night thoughts on ADHD, dev tools, self-hosting, and whatever else keeps me up.

What it is

A custom static site generator built with Bun and TypeScript. Markdown files in git become static HTML with no framework, no tracking, and minimal JavaScript (unless you choose violence in the theme switcher).

Why custom-built

• Full control over content and infrastructure
• Built when the need became urgent
• Wanted something simple and maintainable
• Pain-driven development

How it works

• Markdown files with frontmatter → static HTML
• Simple template replacement (no templating engine)
• Draft support via draft: true in frontmatter
• File watching dev server with auto-rebuild
• Fast builds, minimal complexity

Features

• RSS feeds
• Tag system
• Draft posts
• No analytics
• No tracking
• No comments
• All content portable (just markdown in git)

Philosophy

Pain-driven development. Keep it simple. Fast builds over features. Data ownership matters.

Usage

bun install
bun run dev     # Dev server with hot reload
bun run build   # Build static site
bun run check   # Run tests, lint, typecheck

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development details.

Tech Stack

• Bun (runtime + test runner)
• TypeScript
• Marked (markdown parsing)
• Gray-matter (frontmatter)
• date-fns (date formatting)
• Biome (linting + formatting)

License

MIT