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

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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 # 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 # To build a personal site hosted on GitHub Pages, we start by duplicating a starter template.