Personal Blog with Next.js 14 and Markdown

A modern, minimalist blog built with Next.js 14, using local markdown files for content management.

Features

• Write content in Markdown
• Tag support
• Full-text search
• Responsive design
• Dark mode support
• SEO optimized
• RSS feed
• Sitemap generation
• Fast page loads
• Beautiful typography with Tailwind Typography

Tech Stack

• Next.js 14 - React framework
• Tailwind CSS - Styling
• Shadcn/ui - UI components
• Gray Matter - Markdown frontmatter parsing

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/JamesMitofsky/Personal-Blog.git
cd Personal-Blog

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Start the development server:

npm run dev

4. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Creating Content

Add your blog posts as markdown files in the posts directory. Each post should have frontmatter with the following fields:

---
title: Your Post Title
description: A brief description of your post
publishedAt: "2025-04-02T11:52:29+02:00"
author:
  name: Your Name
tags:
  - tag1
  - tag2
---

Your post content in markdown...

License

MIT