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This is my first post here on gemlog.blue, just trying things out to see if they are working.
For those that do not know:
gemlog.blue is a web interface[1] to be able to post gemini journal entries (gemlogs). It is unfortunate that the web is needed and an approach that bypasses it is being looked into, but an afternoon coding enabled the ability for a potentially wider audience to be able to post and partake in the gemini fun! gemlog.blue is built as follows:
So the above basically boils down to a very simple website where what you see is what you get and it should be just the page request with no other requests going out. Doing this without cookies does necessitates entering a username and password for each post you want to make... but that is a small tradeoff for simplicity. The less great side of this is that it becomes more difficult to do things like editing existing docs. As a result, for the time being, gemlog.blue is post only (no edit, no delete). I am thinking on good ways to maintain the minimalism and respect for users while also allowing at least the deletion of posts (I have a good idea, just need to implement it).
Other than that, things are up and running. Currently you can:
Coming soon:
Check it out and get your own space: