Luyu's Blog is a Gatsby-powered personal blog template that generates a static website for publishing thoughts, experience, and reviews, with a live demo at luyu.blog.
What is Luyu's Blog?
Luyu's Blog is a GitHub repository that uses the Gatsby static site generator to build a pre-rendered blog website. It takes content and configuration files in the repository and outputs a fast, serverless site. The project is maintained by Luyu and serves as the source for the personal site at luyu.blog, with an older demo at cly.wtf that is marked as deprecated. Building and running the site locally requires Node.js and Yarn, and the development server runs on port 8000.
Key Features
- Gatsby-powered — Built on the Gatsby static site generator, producing a fast, pre-rendered blog that runs without a backend server.
- SCSS styling — The site uses SCSS for its stylesheet system, allowing nested syntax, variables, and mixins in component styles.
- Live demo — A working example is available at luyu.blog, and an older demo at cly.wtf is described as deprecated.
- Yarn-based workflow — Setup uses Yarn: run
yarnto install all dependencies andyarn startto launch a local development server at localhost:8000. - Personal blog content — Organized around posting thoughts, experience, and reviews, as described in the README.
- Static output — As a Gatsby site, it builds to static HTML, JavaScript, and CSS files suitable for hosting on any static host.
Who is it for?
- Developers starting a personal blog — They can clone this repository and customize it to publish their own posts with minimal configuration.
- Gatsby learners — Those wanting to see a real Gatsby project structure with SCSS can study the source and build on top of it.
- Bloggers who want a lightweight site — The static output approach means no server maintenance, which suits a personal writing space.
What can you do with it?
- Launch a personal blog — Publish your own thoughts, experience, and reviews by replacing the sample content and deploying the generated static site.
- Customize the design — Since the styling is written in SCSS, you can adjust colors, typography, and layout by editing the SCSS files.
- Learn Gatsby by example — The repository provides a working Gatsby application with a simple structure, useful as a learning reference for static site generation.
- Run a local preview — Use Yarn to install dependencies and start the dev server to iterate on content or code before deploying.
How does it work?
First, install Node.js and Yarn on your computer. Then clone the repository, navigate into the folder, and run yarn to install dependencies. After that, run yarn start to launch the site at localhost:8000. The README also notes that if network connections are unstable, using a proxy or NPM mirrors can help, and that build toolchains may be required for some packages to compile successfully.
FAQ
Is Luyu's Blog free to use?
The repository does not state a license yet — it says "License: Undecided yet." This means you should not assume you have reuse rights, so contact the owner or wait for a license to be added before using it commercially.
What does Luyu's Blog do?
It is a personal blog template built with Gatsby that generates a static website for posting thoughts, experience, and reviews. The site is pre-rendered, so it loads quickly and can be hosted on any static hosting service.
How do I run it locally?
You need Node.js and Yarn. Clone the repository, run yarn to install dependencies, then run yarn start. The website will be available at localhost:8000 after a short build time.
Does this template use any CSS framework?
It uses SCSS, a CSS preprocessor, for styling. No specific UI framework like Tailwind or Bootstrap is mentioned in the repository or its metadata.
