AstroBlog

Blog (Chen017) — Astro Blog Template

By Chen017

A personal blog template built with Astro and adapted from the upstream Twilight theme, adding custom features such as a music card and media lazy loading, released under the MIT license.

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A static blog template built with Astro, based on the upstream Twilight theme

Adds a music card with Gaussian blur, color extraction, lyric scrolling animation, and a customizable player bar

Integrates automatic lazy loading for images, videos, and iframes in markdown and MDX

Removes translation and theme switching relative to upstream, and renames Friend to Link

Released under the MIT license; this version's code may be used, modified, used commercially, and distributed for free

Template Details

This is a static blog template built with Astro, modified from the upstream Twilight theme. The author made several adjustments on top of the original and added personal features. The repository is released under the MIT license and includes links to an online demo and upstream documentation.

Changes relative to upstream include: a new music card with Gaussian blur, color extraction, lyric scrolling animation, song cover, and a customizable player bar; removal of translation and theme switching; renaming Friend to Link; optimized Skill Cards; and automatic lazy loading integrated for images, videos, and iframes in markdown and MDX.

Configuration follows the upstream documentation: set blog options in twilight.config.yaml, configure CMS and Umami analytics in .env, and place site content in the src/content directory. The project uses pnpm to manage dependencies and provides commands such as dev, build, preview, check, and new-post, while the lint and format commands are struck through in the README, indicating they are no longer used.

Note: details such as the template's interface style and specific page structure are not described in detail; the actual result should be judged by the demo site. The README does not provide dependency version numbers or explain production deployment.

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Use Cases

Building a personal technical or lifestyle blog site
Referencing the implementation of the music card and media lazy loading in an Astro project
Doing secondary customization based on the Twilight theme

Suitable For

Individual developers who want to build a static blog with Astro
Users who need blog enhancements such as a music card or media lazy loading
Developers planning to make personalized modifications on an existing theme

Getting started & customization

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After cloning the repository, install dependencies with pnpm install, and run pnpm dev during development
2
Configure blog settings in twilight.config.yaml, and configure CMS and Umami analytics in .env
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Place site content in the src/content directory, and create new posts with pnpm new-post <filename>
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The lint and format commands are struck through in the README and are no longer available commands
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Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately under their respective licenses

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This version's code may be used, modified, used commercially, and distributed for free.
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Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked under their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
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Enabling CMS features requires configuration in .env and may depend on an external CMS service or credentials, which is a project-specific external service requirement.
Enabling Umami analytics requires configuration in .env and requires self-hosting or connecting to an external Umami service, which is a project-specific external service requirement.

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[Support CMS functionality](https://docs.twilight.spr-aachen.com/en/config/cms) inside `.env`
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[Support Umami analytics](https://docs.twilight.spr-aachen.com/en/config/analytics) inside `.env`
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Template Information

Source platforms: GitHub
Documentation and maintenance reference score: More documented · 80 / 100
Technologies: Astro
Website type: Blog

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Repository update recorded: 2026-09-22
Screenshot last checked: 2026-10-12

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# Blog

A CMS integrated static blog template built with Astro framework and based on [Upstream](https://github.com/Spr-Aachen/Twilight)

[**🖥️ Live Demo**](https://www.etalib.space)
[**📝 Documentation**](https://docs.twilight.spr-aachen.com/en)

## ✨ Features

Based on upstream, I have added some modifications and new features: 

1. **Music card**
   Feature **Gaussian blur**, **color picking**, **lyric scrolling vivid animation**, **song covers**, **customizable playback bars**. See the specific effects on [demo](https://www.etalib.space/about/)

   ![](image.png)

2. Remove translation and theme

3. Change `Friend` to `Link`

4. Optimize the Skill Cards

5. Media lazy loading
   Integrated automated lazy loading for images, videos, and iframes across markdown and MDX.

## 💻 Configuration

1. **Clone the repository:**
   ```bash
   git clone
   cd Blog
   ```

2. **Install dependencies:**
   ```bash
   # Install pnpm if not already installed
   npm install -g pnpm
   pnpm install
   ```

3. **Configure your blog:**
   - [Customize blog settings](https://docs.twilight.spr-aachen.com/en/config/core) inside `twilight.config.yaml`
   - [Support CMS functionality](https://docs.twilight.spr-aachen.com/en/config/cms) inside `.env`
   - [Support Umami analytics](https://docs.twilight.spr-aachen.com/en/config/analytics) inside `.env`
   - [Manage site content](https://docs.twilight.spr-aachen.com/en/config/content) inside `src/content`

4. **Start the development server:**
   ```bash
   pnpm dev
   ```



## ⚡ Commands

| Command                     | Action                        |
|:----------------------------|:------------------------------|
| ~~`pnpm lint`~~             | ~~Check and fix code issues~~ |
| ~~`pnpm format`~~           | ~~Format code with Biome~~    |
| `pnpm check`                | Run Astro error checking      |
| `pnpm dev`                  | Start local dev server        |
| `pnpm build`                | Build site to `./dist/`       |
| `pnpm preview`              | Preview build locally         |
| `pnpm astro ...`            | Run Astro CLI commands        |
| `pnpm new-post <filename>`  | Create a new blog post        |


## 🙏 Acknowledgements
[Upstream](https://github.com/Spr-Aachen/Twilight)

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