Building a JAMStack blogging platform

[s-kris]

Abstract

In this talk, we will cover various techniques used to build, run, and deploy a JAMStack blogging platform that is insanely fast (because JAMStack). I'll be sharing the decisions, insights, and tech opinions that go into building and running a blogging platform.

Topics:

• Why Nodejs
• JS vs TS
• Modules of the platform (dashboard front-end+backend, client-facing front-end + backend, admin tools, billing, taxing tools)
• Deploying Nextjs app as a node-express app (must be a weird choice, right?)
• Role of Prisma ORM in single-source of truth for data layer
• Why JAMStack? ( because using SSR with Nextjs for a high-traffic product will become expensive in terms of compute and costs)
• Leveraging CI/CD for a blogging platform instead of using it for the traditional DevOps
• Moving from a PaaS platform to a VPS+Cloudflare setup

About me

I am a solo indiehacker, currently building https://superblog.ai.
I've been a solo indiehacker since 2011 building various apps and games with tens of millions of users cumulatively. (also built two startups). mhotspot is one of my most famous apps.

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• [ x] I confirm my talk is 20 mins long in total.

[admataz]

Hey @s-kris - thanks for your talk proposal. It sounds like it could be a really interesting and relevant talk about how you use node.js as part of your product development - which we would love to hear at the meetup.

But the talk description is really generic and doesn't say much, so it also sounds like it could simply be a big product demo - which may be an awesome product and an awesome demo - but I think many would be put off and would not feel too inclined to attend.

Can you elaborate in the abstract a bit more about the node.js angle in a way that will attract node.js developers? Don't be afraid of being a little technical and give a teaser of the kind of techniques you will cover in your talk - we are developers, and welcome the under-the-hood terminology.

I look forward to hearing more.

[s-kris]

Hey @admataz

Thank you for your detailed reply, apologies if it did sound like a product demo pitch instead of the actual things I wanted to cover. I really wanted to surprise the crowd.

My talk won't be a product demo. I'll just show the components and explain what the product is and that's about it.
I'm adding more details below on what I will cover in the talk. Let me know if I'm able to convey my thoughts properly this time.

Some of the topics I'd like to cover:

• Why Nodejs
• JS vs TS
• Modules of the platform (dashboard front-end+backend, client-facing front-end + backend, admin tools, billing, taxing tools)
• Deploying Nextjs app as a node-express app (must be a weird choice, right?)
• Role of Prisma ORM in single-source of truth for data layer
• Why JAMStack? ( because using SSR with Nextjs for a high-traffic product will become expensive in terms of compute and costs)
• Leveraging CI/CD for a blogging platform instead of using it for the traditional DevOps
• Moving from a PaaS platform to a VPS+Cloudflare setup

If you approve, I can edit the abstract.

[admataz]

Hi @s-kris - thank you, these are the kinds of things we'd love to hear at the meetup. Sounds like you have a lot of interesting and relevant technical experiences to share - and some insights and opinions - which are ingredients for a good talk. I appreciate you wanting to build anticipation with the shorter description - but it is specific relevant topics that will attract node developers to attend. I'd really appreciate if you could add a more descriptive abstract that we can use in the promo material.

Would you be able to fill a talk slot at our November meetup? tentative date is Wednesday 27th November. (we already have a full agenda for September and November meet-ups)

[s-kris]

Yay! So glad to hear that. I just updated the abstract.

That date should work but I'll be a bit skeptical because I will be going to India due to visa stuff.
Sending you an email on that note. :)

[admataz]

Hi @s-kris - did you email? I haven't seen anything. The new abstract makes much more sense - thank you. Let me know how things look for November.

[s-kris]

Glad you approved the abstract, @admataz :)
Thank you!

Yes, I sent an email on sep 11.
I just resent another one so that it’ll be in your recents. (to the email address on your website)

[admataz]

Thanks for the email @s-kris - I'm keeping this open - if not November - then January or early 2025 (we don't have a meetup in December)

[s-kris]

I really appreciate this. Thanks @admataz :)

[s-kris]

Hi @admataz I'm back! Happy to present this.

[admataz]

He @s-kris

I hope this finds you well?

Next month we are resuming LNUG meetups at last - it's been a disrupted year - and glad to be back to normal. We have a date and venue for 24 September - and are planning for October and November too. Would you be interested in bringing your talk?