Uses Markdown as the blog content format, organized with Astro content collections
AstroSvelteBlogStarter
astro-blog-markdown — Astro Blog Template
By rodneylab
A Markdown blog starter template based on Astro with a small amount of Svelte, including sample posts, an image component, and common script commands, under the BSD-3-Clause license.
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Introduces a small number of Svelte components in Astro, balancing static output with local interactivity
Provides a Picture component for outputting responsive images in Markdown content sites
The README gives pnpm commands for install, dev, build, preview, and disabling telemetry
The repository uses the BSD-3-Clause license, permitting modification and commercial redistribution
Template Details
astro-blog-markdown is an Astro blog starter template published by Rodney Lab. It uses Markdown for content and incorporates a small number of Svelte components. The repository provides sample posts, a Picture component for responsive images, and pnpm scripts for development, build, and preview. The README also explains how to pull the template directly via the create astro command. The README includes a Netlify deployment status badge and a Lighthouse screenshot, but no specific performance data is given in the materials.
Regarding licensing, the repository uses BSD-3-Clause, which permits use, modification, commercial use, and redistribution. Source distribution must retain the copyright notice, the three conditions, and the disclaimer; binary distribution must reproduce them in the documentation or accompanying materials, and the names of the copyright holders may not be used to endorse derivative products. Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate license verification; external services such as domains and hosting may incur additional charges.
AstroSvelteBlogStarter
Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building a static blog with articles written in Markdown
- Experimenting with Svelte components and content collections in an Astro project
- Adding responsive image output to a Markdown content site
- Using as a starting structure for a personal tech blog or documentation-style site
Suitable For
- Developers familiar with Markdown who want to build a blog with Astro
- Projects that need to use a small number of Svelte components in a static site
- Users who accept the BSD-3-Clause license terms and verify third-party assets themselves
Getting started & customization
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The template can be pulled via pnpm create astro@latest -- --rodneylab/astro-blog-markdown
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Copy .env.EXAMPLE to .env before running development commands
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Common commands include pnpm install, pnpm run dev, pnpm run build, and pnpm run preview
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The development server runs on localhost:3000 by default
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Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate license verification
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Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version in the public repository under the BSD-3-Clause license; the free scope is the code of this version and does not imply that external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution in source or binary form are permitted.
- Source distribution must retain the copyright notice, the three conditions, and the disclaimer; binary distribution must reproduce these in the documentation or accompanying materials.
- Without prior written permission, the names of the copyright holders or contributors may not be used to endorse or promote derivative products.
- The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.
Additional costs & items to verify
- 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 BSD-3-Clause license.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.
- Before using the template, .env.EXAMPLE must be copied to .env, otherwise the development environment may lack necessary configuration.
- The project may enable Astro telemetry data collection by default; this command must be run manually to disable data collection.
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Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted
Original License Text
cp .env.EXAMPLE .env
Original README
https://github.com/rodneylab/astro-blog-markdown/blob/main/LICENSEhttps://github.com/rodneylab/astro-blog-markdown/blob/main/README.mdpnpm astro telemetry disable
Original README
Compiled by DeepSeek based on repository license and README ·2026-10-05. Results only cover the materials read; dependencies, images, fonts, and subsequent term changes are subject to their respective original texts.
Project checks & description sources
Template Information
- Source platforms
- Astro Themes
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- Partly documented · 74 / 100
- Technologies
- Astro · Svelte
- Website type
- Blog · Starter
How this score is calculated
Our heuristic uses license records (up to 30), a demo link (12), a preview (10), stars (15), recorded maintenance (15), description completeness (8), feature records (5) and classification data (5). It is not a code, security or performance test, or a Google score. A link does not establish tested functionality.
What to verify for this project
- Repository update recorded
- 2025-05-27
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-05
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The catalog identifies Astro as the primary stack. Check the actual dependency manifest and lockfile for versions and hosting requirements. These notes use recorded metadata, not a code audit or a deployment test.
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Astro Blog Markdown
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# astro-blog-markdown
[](https://stackblitz.com/github/rodneylab/astro-blog-markdown)
[](https://app.netlify.com/sites/jazzy-pixie-b363bf/deploys)
Starter for accessible, fast and SEO friendly Astro blog using a spot of Svelte.
See post on
<a aria-label="Open article on using the Astro blog starter" href="https://rodneylab.com/astro-blog-markdown/">how
to get up and running on the Astro blog starter</a>. For more on the Picture component (used in this repo) and <a href="https://rodneylab.com/astro-picture-component/">how to add responsive image to your Markdown-based content site using Astro Content Collections, see the Astro Picture Component post</a>.
<img src="./images/astro-blog-markdown-lighthouse.png" alt="Lighthouse scores for 100 in each category">
# Astro Blog Markdown
```
pnpm create astro@latest -- --rodneylab/astro-blog-markdown
cp .env.EXAMPLE .env
pnpm run dev
```
## 🧞 Commands
All commands are run from the root of the project, from a terminal:
| Command | Action |
| :----------------------------- | :------------------------------------------- |
| `pnpm install` | Installs dependencies |
| `pnpm astro telemetry disable` | Disable data collection |
| `pnpm run dev` | Starts local dev server at `localhost:3000` |
| `pnpm run build` | Build your production site to `./dist/` |
| `pnpm run preview` | Preview your build locally, before deploying |
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[Rodney Lab matrix chat room](https://matrix.to/#/%23rodney:matrix.org).
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