From Wordpress to GitBook
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I was using Wordpress to write. Last about 2 months.
It is good platform, easy to use but I just don't feel comfortable with it.
- It requires me to have internet connection to write
- Thus things I wrote aren't stored somewhere I can touch
For the first issue, actually I can write somewhere, copy it, and paste it to Wordpress when I get online.
The second issue, I can host my own Wordpress site. However, Wordpress store thus posts (and almost anything else) in database which I don't feel good with it. I want to store thus things in say, markdown file.
Next, I moved to tumblr. Out of the box, it has some cool features. Scheduled post, markdown support, private post, custom domain, etc. But I still get the problem I had with Wordpress: internet connection. However, tumblr has mobile apps which is nice.
When using tumblr, I write things in markdown and push to my GitHub repository. Then, I'll copy thus markdown to tumblr.
Started to feel the pain with my tumblr setup, I tried to find other alternatives.
I used GitBook before, to write documentation of a project I was working on. I wasn't really interested with it, but after digging more to its documentation and features, I feel really comfortable with it.
GitBook has the things I always wanted.
1. Keep writing, regardless of internet connection
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2. Keep my writings around me 💼
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3. Version Control
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4. Free hosting 😁
My writing (book) will be here:
gitbook.com/book/{my_username}/{my_book_name}
or here (alias):
{my_username}.gitbooks.io/{my_book_name}
5. Custom Domain
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6. Desktop App
