Build a Modern Blog with Astro

Why Astro?

Astro is a web framework optimized for content-driven sites. It ships HTML by default and lets you opt into client-side JS only where needed. For a blog — where 95% of pages are static — that means fast loads and great Lighthouse scores out of the box.

Build Steps

1. Initialize the project (5 min) — npm create astro@latest -- --template minimal --typescript strict
2. Install integrations (3 min) — npx astro add tailwind
3. Create your first route (10 min) — Astro uses file-based routing. Pages live in src/pages and map directly to URLs.
4. Add interactivity (15 min) — Astro renders to HTML by default. Use client directives for islands of interactivity, or vanilla <script> tags for small bits.
5. Deploy (2 min) — npm run build and deploy the static output to any CDN.

FAQ

Do I need React to use Astro? No. Astro is a meta-framework that supports many UI frameworks as opt-in islands. You can also write pure .astro components with vanilla <script> tags and ship zero client-side JS.

Can I add a database later? Yes. Astro is backend-agnostic. Use the Supabase SDK, fetch from your own API, or wire up any database adapter inside your endpoints in src/pages/api/.