Building a Modern Tech Blog with Hugo, Blowfish, and GitHub Actions

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Building a fast, lightweight, and modern developer blog doesn’t have to require heavy server infrastructure or database systems. In this article, I will walk you through the exact technical details of how this blog was initialized, customized, and automated using Hugo, the Blowfish theme, Git submodules, and GitHub Actions.

The Core Stack
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Static Site Generator: Hugo (known for being incredibly fast to build).
Theme: Blowfish (a highly configurable, responsive, and aesthetically premium Hugo theme built with Tailwind CSS).
Hosting & CI/CD: GitHub Pages deployed automatically via a GitHub Actions workflow.

Step 1: Repository Initialization & GitHub Setup
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To build a personal site hosted on GitHub Pages, we start by duplicating a starter template.

Github-Actions on Melih Savdert's Tech Blog

Building a Modern Tech Blog with Hugo, Blowfish, and GitHub Actions

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Step 1: Repository Initialization & GitHub Setup #

The Core Stack
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Step 1: Repository Initialization & GitHub Setup
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