Aight, y’all, I been grindin’ in silence, but today? TODAY I finally got somethin’ to share that’s straight . Meet HugoNest—the app that’s gon’ change how you manage your Hugo blog, no cap.
Ever tried tweakin’ your blog post while ridin’ the train? Or got a dope idea but ain’t near a laptop? Yeah, me too. That’s why I built this. HugoNest lets you edit, push, and sync your Hugo blog RIGHT from your phone—no stress, no command line voodoo, just tap, type, and post.
Why This Joint Slaps:
Git Magic on Mobile: Clone, pull, push—sync your repo like you on a desktop, but you ain’t.
AI That Actually Helps: Stuck on a title? AI gotchu. Typos? AI fixes ’em. Want a whole section rewritten? You decide how much help you want—just pick Basic, Standard, or Full mode.
Markdown Made Easy: Front Matter support, clean editing, all optimized for tiny screens (big fingers welcome).
Media on the Fly: Snap a pic, upload, bam—it’s in your post. No 10-step nonsense.
Real-Time Sync: Changes pop off instantly. No “did it save?” panic.
Why I’m Hyped: ‘Cause I’m tired of bein’ chained to a desk to blog. Now? Coffee shop, toilet break, chillin’ in the whip—wherever I get the vibe, I can create. And the best part? No tech degree required.
If you rock with Hugo (or wanna start), try it out and let me know what you think! Ain’t just an app—it’s freedom.
Congratulation! If this app works well it will add a lot of value to Hugo.
I have bought it but got stuck on some issues:
Custom ssh keys! The app generates a set and I assume they are unique for me but no way to tell. You might have made a mistake and the ssh-key is hardcoded, i.e. the same for everyone.
Allow users to add their own keys.
Allow user to regenerate keys.
The only way to link your git repo is via ssh keys. Oauth would be nice, at least for GitHub etc.
I think more people would check out the app if you switched to in app purchase. Maybe allow users to do everything except publish posts for free?
Thank you very much for your feedback—it is incredibly important to me. Below, I’d like to address your concerns and outline our plans:
The first time you run the application, the system will automatically generate a new pair of SSH keys. These keys are stored exclusively on your device and are not uploaded or saved anywhere else, so you can rest assured about their security.
Your suggestion to allow users to regenerate their keys is highly valuable! I plan to implement this feature within the next week to provide users with more flexibility.
Regarding the idea of allowing users to manually add their own private keys, I understand your need, but for security reasons, I do not recommend this approach. Copying and pasting your private key into the app could pose significant risks (for instance, some apps might access your clipboard to retrieve the key). We always prioritize user safety, and I hope you understand our position.
OAuth support is already in our development pipeline and is expected to be rolled out within the next 30 days! Once available, it will allow you to link your Git repositories more conveniently.
Thank you once again for your invaluable suggestions! If you have any other thoughts or feedback, please feel free to sh
Looks really cool, too bad I don’t use an iPhone. I hope you’ll make an Android version over time! Anyway, good luck, the more apps for Hugo, the better!
Have tried it out a bit and I think it has potential. Some issues I noticed:
The front matter fields are hardcoded. This is limiting, most sites I build have a number of custom fields. Using the existing fields plus picking up any additional fields from archetypes would be better. The issue is what widget to use for a field, some default one, e.g. date, can be automatic and the rest are usually string. A setting could allow users to pick widget for each field.
Hello! Thank you very much for your valuable suggestions. Your insights are extremely important to us. Regarding the issues you mentioned, we have made corresponding adjustments and optimizations based on your recommendations:
As for the previously mentioned issue of hardcoded fields, we agree with your viewpoint that this indeed limits flexibility. Therefore, we have adopted your suggestion to not only retain the existing fields but also added functionality to identify additional custom fields from archetypes. Concerning the question of which widget to use for a field, we have designed a mechanism that automatically selects an appropriate input method for certain default types (such as bool), while allowing other fields to default to a string format.
Additionally, users can now add custom fields to the front matter.
Regarding your suggestion about switching to the optimal keyboard on iPhone when entering specific types of content (e.g., URLs), we also believe this is an important improvement to enhance user experience. To address this, we referred to the relevant guidance in SwiftUI TextField: Keyboard Types and implemented this feature to ensure users get the best keyboard experience when entering different types of text.
I am currently conducting the final tests, and if there are no issues, it will be released as version 1.2.3.
Once again, thank you for your suggestions and support. It is precisely because of the active participation of users like you that we are able to continuously improve and progress. If you have any other suggestions or feedback, please feel free to let us know!
I like the UI, neat and easy to understand. Some animations but not overdone. A lot of hours must have gone in to the design.
Any plans to make it possible to add some hugonest configuration for advanced features?
Forestry.io had a .forestry/snippets dir and any something.snippet files you put there you could select in a snippet menu to insert them when you edit content.
Would add a img entry in the menu and picking it would simply past in the text in the file. Easy and convenient.
The app already has a file browser:
I see that you can create new directories but not upload new files?
I suggest the app hides the .git and node_modules directories.
If users can upload files I think only assets and static should be visible by default, the rest can show with a extra button press or something.
The three dot menu for each file/dir could have a “Copy url” item (a relative url is most useful I belive). Good for pasting in to the shortcodes above.
Thanks for your kind words! Actually, we’ve already developed the Android version, and it’s currently under Google’s review process. Really appreciate your support—more Hugo apps are definitely on the way. Stay tuned!
. Meet HugoNest—the app that’s gon’ change how you manage your Hugo blog, no cap.
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GitHub OAuth that automatically sets up a repo - super beginner-friendly! Hope this helps all the Hugo newbies out there.
