Ate Bear Joined BearBlog ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ
Last night, I was working on a project for our “future” media team using our church laptop. I had files stored in a separate Gmail account dedicated to that project, and I needed an easy way to transfer them across devices.
At first, I used Google Sites. It was convenient—quick to set up, easy to access, and the links weren’t too long to remember. Everything seemed fine.
Then the internet cut out.
Google Sites couldn’t handle the interruption well, so I switched to my phone. That’s when things got frustrating. On mobile, Google Sites has limited features. I had to force desktop mode in the browser, and even then, some things just didn’t work.
As someone who prefers working with Markdown and static site generators like Hugo, I started to lose patience.
So I opened GitHub, created a new repository, and started looking for Hugo themes. That’s when I found Hugo BearBlog.
I gave it a try using GitHub Actions and deployed it on Cloudflare Pages—but it didn’t work. So I went through the documentation, trying to figure out what went wrong.
That’s when I discovered BearBlog itself.
I was surprised—it already provides hosting and a subdomain. No complicated setup needed.
After about an hour of trial and error, I finally got everything working.
And once my original problem was solved, I found myself going back to BearBlog—not out of necessity, but because it genuinely interested me. Their manifesto really stood out. I could relate to it a lot.
If you don’t know, I’ve tried many website builders and blogging platforms before. But ever since I discovered static site generators, I don’t think I’ll go back… unless I have to for clients.
In the end, I was just trying to solve a simple problem—moving files between devices. I didn’t expect it to lead me here. But somewhere between the frustration, the trial and error, and a bit of curiosity, I found a platform that feels right. BearBlog is simple, quiet, and focused—and maybe that’s exactly what I’ve been looking for all along.
If you’re wondering why this blog is called "Ate Bear", I wrote the story behind the name in another post—it’s a lot more personal than this one. Check it out here!