macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install blogclocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install blogc with Homebrew, dnf, Nix, zypper
Blog compiler with template engine and markup language. Version 0.20.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#blogc.
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Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install blogcFedora Rawhide package metadata · blogc · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#blogcnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bl/blogc/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install blogcopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · blogc · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Blog compiler with template engine and markup language
Project links
Commands and aliases
- blogc
- blogc-git-receiver
- blogc-make
- blogc-runserver
history
Project history and usage
blogc is a small static blog compiler that treats site generation like a source-to-output compilation step rather than like a full blogging engine. Its official site describes it as stateless, idempotent, make-friendly, and aimed at developers who are comfortable wiring command-line tools together.
Project history
Rafael G. Martins started blogc as an experiment in a simple blog compiler with its own template engine and markup language. The project deliberately avoided CMS-style global state: the core blogc command compiles source files and templates, while helper programs such as blogc-make, blogc-git-receiver, and blogc-runserver cover common publishing workflows.
The public release line began with 0.1 beta tags in 2015 and continued through a series of 0.x releases. Later releases added build-tool conveniences, pagination and listing improvements, table-of-contents generation, signed release artifacts, and a Debian/Ubuntu repository announced with 0.20.1.
Adoption history
blogc's adoption has been strongest in Unix package-manager and source-based distribution circles rather than in mainstream JavaScript static-site tooling. Its own site lists release tarballs plus package routes for Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/RHEL/CentOS COPR, Termux, openSUSE, and Gentoo, and the input metadata also records Homebrew, Fedora, Nix, and openSUSE package names.
The project ships an example blog repository and documents using blogc with make or blogc-make, which made it attractive to users who wanted a static site generator with C portability and predictable command-line behavior.
How it is used
Typical usage passes source files and templates to blogc to emit HTML or feed resources, or uses blogc-make with a blogcfile to define site-wide variables, content directories, templates, posts, tags, and generated outputs. The compiler can be embedded in ordinary make rules because each invocation has no shared state.
The package installs several executables: blogc for compilation, blogc-make for project builds, blogc-runserver for local serving, and blogc-git-receiver for git-push publishing workflows.
Why package nerds care
blogc is package-nerd catnip because it is a C static-site generator that thinks like a compiler: libc at runtime, POSIX portability as a stated goal, man pages for interfaces, and build integration through make instead of a large language runtime.
It sits in the small but interesting lineage of minimal static-site tools where the packaging story matters: release tarballs, distro repositories, man pages, and reproducible command-line invocations are as central as themes or plugins.
Timeline
- 2015: First 0.1 beta tags appear in the official Git repository.
- 2015: The blogc site copyright and early release materials identify Rafael G. Martins as the author.
- 2019: Version 0.18.0 added blogc-make pagination_tags support and signed release artifacts.
- 2020: Version 0.20.0 added table-of-contents generation for source files.
- 2021: Version 0.20.1 announced a Debian/Ubuntu repository and minor fixes.
Related projects
- blogc-example is the official starter repository for new sites.
- blogc-make is the bundled build tool that turns blogc into a more complete blog-building workflow while keeping the compiler separate.
- The project overlaps conceptually with static-site generators and make-based publishing systems, but its own docs emphasize that it is a compiler, not a blogging engine.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
blogcfilefile passed to blogc-make -f
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
blogc | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
blogc-git-receiver | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
blogc-make | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
blogc-runserver | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.20.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:blogc |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.20.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://blogc.rgm.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/blogc/blogc |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
blogc
nix profile install nixpkgs#blogc- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Blogc
dnf95%
blogc 0.20.1^20240602.b1ae9c9-5.fc45
A blog compiler
sudo dnf install blogc- License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: blogc
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Blogc
dnf95%
blogc-git-receiver 0.20.1^20240602.b1ae9c9-5.fc45
A simple login shell/git hook to deploy blogc websites
sudo dnf install blogc-git-receiver- License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: blogc
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Blogc
dnf95%
blogc-make 0.20.1^20240602.b1ae9c9-5.fc45
A simple build tool for blogc
sudo dnf install blogc-make- License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: blogc
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Blogc
dnf95%
blogc-runserver 0.20.1^20240602.b1ae9c9-5.fc45
A simple HTTP server to test blogc websites
sudo dnf install blogc-runserver- License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: blogc
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Blogc
zypper95%
blogc 0.20.1-1.22
Blog compiler
sudo zypper install blogc- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: blogc
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Blogc
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation