How This Blog Is Built and Published

This is how derek.engineer is wired: static Hugo site, PaperMod theme, Netlify deploys, Squarespace DNS, and a local writing workflow that keeps publishing from becoming its own project. The stack Hugo — static site generator, fast builds, zero frontend dependencies PaperMod — clean Hugo theme, installed as a git submodule Netlify — deploys on every push to main, custom domain + SSL handled automatically GitHub — source of truth, all posts are Markdown files in content/posts/ The flow is simple: ...

June 12, 2026 · 4 min · Derek Welty