# Minimal Obsidian blog

Write posts as flat Markdown files directly in `posts/`, then build the static site:

```sh
./bin/compile
```

The generated site is placed in `bld/`; open `bld/index.html` in any browser or publish that directory. No JavaScript or third-party build dependency is used.

## Posts

Use Obsidian-compatible YAML front matter. `title` is optional when the note starts with a level-one heading. `date` and `tags` are used to make the lists. Inline Obsidian tags such as `#writing` are collected too.

```markdown
---
title: A small beginning
date: 2026-08-29 09:30
tags: [notes, writing]
---

The post body, which may also contain #ideas.
```

Post filenames become URLs, for example `posts/a-small-beginning.md` produces `bld/a-small-beginning.html`. Keep `posts/` flat. Files in `posts/` that are not Markdown (images, PDFs, and so on) are copied unchanged to `bld/`.

## Constant pages

Put Markdown files such as `about.md` or `contact.md` in `pages/`. They build to the root of `bld/` and appear as small links on every index/tag list page. This keeps permanent information available without mixing it into post chronology.

## Typography

The stylesheet uses **Libre Baskerville**, the serif typeface used by the requested Commoncog reference page, with Baskerville/Georgia fallbacks. It is loaded from Google Fonts; browsers without network access retain the local fallbacks.