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0 pointscphaynes3y ago0 comments

How long have you used https://montaigne.io/? Never heard about it before; very interested.

Love the simplicity of your site, by the way.

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https://montaigne.io/ is my small project!

It's a third iteration of it.

For a few years I had following setup: 1. keep files in dropbox 2. sync them and publish automatically using montaigne.io

Now I switched and instead of Dropbox I use Apple Notes. Because it's easier to write, and mobile UI is better and it supports tables and images out of the box.

nonch0n3y ago

Cool, I just signed up. Is there no way to change your site's URL once you've picked it in settings? Can you use a custom domain or will it always be x.montaigne.io? The help page is empty - this would be a good place to put FAQs. FYI I'd be willing to pay for something like this as it tears down all excuses for me not to have a blog, and I'm sure many Apple users would share that sentiment.

podviaznikov3y ago

Yes, it's possible to set custom domain name (email me using at the email in my profile) - it's a manual process for now.

Not possible for now to change default name though! You can either create new site with new name and delete this one (or again, email me).

Agree about FAQ! I started making FAQ https://docs.montaigne.io/faq but didn't finish it yet.

koch3y ago

I agree with what others have mentioned; Apple Notes -> website is a really good idea! +1 for custom domain support

podviaznikov3y ago

thanks!

custom domain support is there. That is how I ran my own site anyway. It just that it's a bit manual process for now. But I'll improve it.

mthoms3y ago

Very cool. How does it work? AFAIK there's no Apple API's for this(?)

podviaznikov3y ago

good question. I think blog post is required. But basically all the shared notes are synced to the apple minis in the cloud. and each apple mini writes local apple script to export notes.

does it make sense? can provide more details.

cphaynesOP3y ago

Very nice!

Apple Notes is a gem.

jcmontx3y ago

This is awesome, I will give it a try

podviaznikov3y ago

please try! I think there were several issues today - since new people started trying it, but they are fixed now.

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podviaznikov3y ago

https://montaigne.io/ is my small project!

It's a third iteration of it.

For a few years I had following setup: 1. keep files in dropbox 2. sync them and publish automatically using montaigne.io

Now I switched and instead of Dropbox I use Apple Notes. Because it's easier to write, and mobile UI is better and it supports tables and images out of the box.

nonch0n3y ago

podviaznikov3y ago

Yes, it's possible to set custom domain name (email me using at the email in my profile) - it's a manual process for now.

Not possible for now to change default name though! You can either create new site with new name and delete this one (or again, email me).

Agree about FAQ! I started making FAQ https://docs.montaigne.io/faq but didn't finish it yet.

koch3y ago

I agree with what others have mentioned; Apple Notes -> website is a really good idea! +1 for custom domain support

podviaznikov3y ago

thanks!

custom domain support is there. That is how I ran my own site anyway. It just that it's a bit manual process for now. But I'll improve it.

mthoms3y ago

Very cool. How does it work? AFAIK there's no Apple API's for this(?)

podviaznikov3y ago

good question. I think blog post is required. But basically all the shared notes are synced to the apple minis in the cloud. and each apple mini writes local apple script to export notes.

does it make sense? can provide more details.

cphaynesOP3y ago

Very nice!

Apple Notes is a gem.

jcmontx3y ago

This is awesome, I will give it a try

podviaznikov3y ago

please try! I think there were several issues today - since new people started trying it, but they are fixed now.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse