Nanoblog - open source microblog with scheduled posts and Twitter crossposting

Nanoblog is a simple and professional blog with a 280 character limit that supports crossposting to your Twitter account. Posts can also be buffered for automatic publication on a selected schedule to keep your blog and Twitter account fresh.

After adding Nanoblog, start writing blog posts, creating threads, and crossposting to Twitter by connecting your account.

Demo

Features

• Blogging on Easy Mode
  • 280 character limit makes blogging accessible to everyone and threading makes it possible to write more when desired.
• Scheduled Posts
  • Add posts to your queue to automatically publish on a selected schedule.
• Twitter Crossposting
  • Add your Twitter account to enable crossposting to your timeline.
• Threaded Posts AKA tweetstorms
  • Click the “Add another update” button to enable thread posting.
• Web Analytics
  • Add javascript tracking code to your blog posts for web analytics.
• Single Sign-On (SSO) with SAML
  • Support for SAML providers like G Suite and Okta.

Run Nanoblog on Portal Cloud

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Run Nanoblog on a VPS

Running Nanoblog on a VPS is designed to be as simple as possible.

• Public Docker image
• Single static Go binary with assets bundled
• Automatic TLS using Let's Encrypt
• Redirects http to https
• No database required
• Works with a reverse proxy or standalone.

1. Get a server

Recommended Specs

• Type: VPS or dedicated
• Distribution: Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial)
• Memory: 512MB or greater

2. Add a DNS record

Create a DNS record for your domain that points to your server's IP address.

Example: nanoblog.example.com A 172.x.x.x

3. Enable Let's Encrypt

Nanoblog runs a TLS ("SSL") https server on port 443/tcp. It also runs a standard web server on port 80/tcp to redirect clients to the secure server. Port 80/tcp is required for Let's Encrypt verification.

Requirements

• Your server must have a publicly resolvable DNS record.
• Your server must be reachable over the internet on ports 80/tcp and 443/tcp.

Usage

Example usage:

# Download the nanoblog binary.
$ sudo wget -O /usr/bin/nanoblog https://github.com/nanoblog/nanoblog/raw/master/nanoblog-linux-amd64

# Make it executable.
$ sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/nanoblog

# Allow it to bind to privileged ports 80 and 443.
$ sudo setcap cap_net_bind_service=+ep /usr/bin/nanoblog

$ nanoblog --http-host nanoblog.example.com

Arguments

  -backlink string
        backlink (optional)
  -cpuprofile file
        write cpu profile to file
  -datadir string
        data dir (default "/data")
  -debug
        debug mode
  -help
        display help and exit
  -http-addr string
        HTTP listen address (default ":80")
  -http-host string
        HTTP host (required)
  -letsencrypt
        enable TLS using Let's Encrypt on port 443 (default true)
  -memprofile file
        write mem profile to file
  -version
        display version and exit

Run as a Docker container

The official image is nanoblog/nanoblog.

Follow the official Docker install instructions: Get Docker CE for Ubuntu

Make sure to change the --env NANOBLOG_HTTP_HOST to your publicly accessible domain name.

# Your data directory must be bind-mounted as `/data` inside the container using the `--volume` flag.
# Create a data directoy 
$ mkdir /data

docker create \
    --name nanoblog \
    --restart always \
    --volume /data:/data \
    --network host \
    --env NANOBLOG_HTTP_HOST=nanoblog.example.com \
    nanoblog/nanoblog:latest

$ sudo docker start nanoblog

$ sudo docker logs nanoblog

<log output>

Updating the container image

Pull the latest image, remove the container, and re-create the container as explained above.

# Pull the latest image
$ sudo docker pull nanoblog/nanoblog

# Stop the container
$ sudo docker stop nanoblog

# Remove the container (data is stored on the mounted volume)
$ sudo docker rm nanoblog

# Re-create and start the container
$ sudo docker create ... (see above)

Help / Reporting Bugs

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