15 comments

  • Igor_Wiwi 21 days ago
    In https://mdview.io/ I implemented sharing via url encoding so no server is needed, thou big files are not supported because of the url length limitation
  • erlkonig 20 days ago
    A while ago, I just wrote a filter to be able to paste markdown into a <name>.smd file, and an Apache filter to autoprocess them much like any other filter (and a <named>.smd.meta for title info and some other metadata).

    This makes it super easy to write something cool on Reddit or whatever, then just paste the markdown into an index.smd file in a new directory (named meaningfully) and poof it's in a webpage.

    The core of all of it is a /var/www/cgi-bin/markdown-to-html program centered on:

        python3 -m markdown -x codehilite -x fenced_code -x toc
    
    It's enabled in my ~/www/.htaccess of all places:

      # This works, with setup in /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/mod-ext_filter-adds.conf
      AddType text/markdown .md
      AddType text/markdown .smd 
      AddOutputFilter markdown-to-html            md
      AddOutputFilter markdown-to-shtml;INCLUDES smd
    
    
    Much easier to just edit markdown (index.smd usually) and reload than reconvert, and that filter above lets you include arbitrary HTML too, critical to deal with markdown numerous weaknesses.
  • KomoD 21 days ago
    I really suggest adding some way to report pages because phishers and spammers will abuse it when they find it.
    • hjinco 21 days ago
      Thanks! That would be a good technical challenge for me. I'll try to get it reflected.
    • mmerlin 21 days ago
      Could add LLM-as-judge function to review new uploads and shadowban spam/scams
  • barishnamazov 21 days ago
    I use a self hosted HedgeDoc with Fail2Ban to deal with this. A cheap VPS + Coolify makes life so much better.

    Separately, be cautious of people putting illegal content on your platform.

    • hjinco 21 days ago
      Appreciate the tips!
  • forgotpwd16 21 days ago
    Looks nice, but if it was just because needed such tool, there're already mdshare and peerpad. There's also jbt's editor that saves state on URL, i.e., https://jbt.github.io/markdown-editor/#U1bwyOTics9XSEpMzlYoy....
    • hjinco 21 days ago
      I felt like most of the current tools lack good design. That’s why I’m planning to add lots of pretty themes and even a feature where users can customize their own later on.
  • thunderbong 21 days ago
    • forgotpwd16 21 days ago
      Looks interesting but Markdown is the only relevance. Submitted tool/page is about sharing/hosting. Markdeep is about making self-contained Markdown-written HTML pages.
    • hjinco 21 days ago
      thanks for sharing
  • acrophiliac 21 days ago
    I'm guessing it doesn't handle images because you'd have to upload the image, right? I tried one in this format: ![title](P1090910.JPG) with no luck. (Update: it works with URL links)
    • hjinco 21 days ago
      It doesn’t support local images yet since it currently only renders uploaded Markdown, but I’m looking into ways to make it work. thanks for the feedback!
  • dhruv3006 20 days ago
    Building something on markdown as well - https://voiden.md/

    Also, nice project - I like the thinking here.

  • preya2k 21 days ago
    This looks very similar to https://docsify-this.net/
  • souvlakee 21 days ago
    Adding an API can significantly increase the number of users, as it will make it easier for agents to share content.
    • hjinco 21 days ago
      Thanks! i’m planning to roll out API support soon
  • wiether 21 days ago
    Hi,

    First thing that came to my mind: how do I "curl" a md to it?

    But then, I don't know how you intend to manage spam/abuse

    • hjinco 21 days ago
      To prevent abuse, I'm using Cloudflare Turnstile to challenge bot access. Since the server validates the token from the browser, curl doesn't work—you'll have to use the web UI to upload. It's the simplest way I could keep the spam away for now.
      • wiether 21 days ago
        That's what I was worried about... Thanks for the answer!
        • efilife 21 days ago
          why is it a problem?
          • wiether 21 days ago
            Because you can't use it in a CI
            • hjinco 21 days ago
              Good point. I‘ll be adding login and API support soon
  • saltwounds 21 days ago
    I like the idea and expiration dates. Got any example pages using either theme?
    • hjinco 21 days ago
      Glad you like the idea! I just put together a couple of quick examples to show how the themes look:

      default: https://mdto.page/1E/ILeVn resume: https://mdto.page/1E/Cxhnf

      • zahlman 21 days ago
        Hmm. The explanation seems short enough to have written by hand easily. But I suppose that the natural style of AI output has the upside that it demonstrates the Markdown rendering well.
      • kps 21 days ago
        Please use `:prefers-color-scheme` throughout.
  • NamlchakKhandro 20 days ago
    Or just upload as gist
  • 382hi 21 days ago
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