How to Build a Blog with Astro

Astro is a modern static site generator that makes it easy to build fast websites. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through the process of building a blog system using Astro and Markdown files.

Getting Started

First, you’ll need to set up a new Astro project:

npm create astro@latest

Adding Markdown Support

Astro has built-in support for Markdown files, making it perfect for blog posts:

---
// Your frontmatter goes here
---

## Writing Content

You can write your content in Markdown format!

Styling Your Blog

Using Tailwind CSS with Astro provides a great developer experience:

.blog-post {
  @apply prose prose-lg mx-auto;
}

Stay tuned for more updates on building with Astro!