The requirements: write markdown in Obsidian, tell my AI assistant to publish it, have it show up on my domain. No local Hugo install. No Ruby. No Node build step. No “oh wait, I’m on my other laptop and don’t have the toolchain.” Just markdown and a conversation.

The workflow

1. Write in Obsidian (where I already live for notes, planning, everything)
2. Tell Copilot CLI to publish it
3. Copilot copies the markdown to the blog repo, sets up frontmatter, commits, pushes
4. GitHub Actions builds the Hugo site and deploys to Pages

That’s it. I never run Hugo. I never think about the build. I write, I say “publish,” it’s live in 30 seconds.

A minimal blog starter where the entire build happens in GitHub Actions. No local Hugo install, no Ruby, no Node. Write markdown, push to main, your site deploys in 30 seconds.

What’s in the box

• Hugo + LoveIt theme (pinned as git submodule)
• GitHub Actions workflow with SHA-pinned actions
• Minimal permissions, no PATs needed
• Post archetype with SEO fields (title, slug, date, tags, description)
• Custom domain + HTTPS instructions
• GoatCounter analytics support (optional)
• Page animations disabled, share buttons off, theme toggle hidden

Quick start

# Use as template on GitHub, then clone your new repo
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_REPO.git

Enable GitHub Pages (Settings > Pages > Source: “GitHub Actions”), push to main, done.