Single Binary
~26MB binary with embedded themes, admin UI, and all assets. No runtime dependencies, no CDN, no external JS/CSS.
v0.1.0 — A lightweight, single-binary blog engine written in Go. Self-hosted, secure, fediverse-native.
| Skriva | Ghost | Hugo | WriteFreely | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Dynamic, self-hosted | Dynamic | Static generator | Dynamic |
| Binary | 26MB | ~400MB (Node) | 90MB | ~30MB |
| Database | SQLite (embedded) | MySQL/PostgreSQL | None | MySQL/SQLite |
| Admin UI | Full dashboard | Excellent | None | Minimal |
| Newsletter | Built-in + analytics | Paid feature | No | No |
| 2FA | TOTP + Passkeys | TOTP | N/A | No |
| IndieWeb | Full (AP+WM+IA+MP) | Experimental AP | — | AP only |
| Deployment | docker run | Docker + DB | Build + CDN | Docker |