Ding ding ding, we have a winner! This is exactly the process I landed on this week when I decided to start a blog. There's literally nothing cheaper or more convenient (or resume-appropriate, since I already share my github) than github pages. Generating a static site is almost trivial (I landed on using Hugo, but a bunch of solutions are just as easy).
To take the laziness a step further I use emacs and org-mode and publish with ox-hugo (https://ox-hugo.scripter.co/). Set up an org-capture for the blog template, and I'm only a few keystrokes away from creating and publishing a new post at any time.
Fair warning: keep up to date with your Hugo version locally, or use a set version in GitHub Pages.
I'm using Gitlab Pages with latest version of Hugo pulled by default. I don't post as much as I did, and have twice had to spend over an hour getting a theme updated for the latest version of Hugo since I didn't update my version and there's been breaking changes.
Outside of that, Hugo is fantastic. Good luck with your blog!
I have really struggled with Hugo’s organizational structure, and for some reason I always end up with pages that are supposed to be lists of posts being completely blank for no reason. No debug messages or anything. I would have to just clone the repo and start stepping through which I do not care to do.
Hugo’s insistence that you have to have a theme is infuriating. I don’t want a theme, I want html and tiny bit of CSS
I’ve tried three times to switch over and it all ends in frustration. It amazes me that I just can’t wrap my mind around it, or just can’t let go and have it force me into it’s opinions about how to structure my site. It's completely possible that I'm just an idiot.
To take the laziness a step further I use emacs and org-mode and publish with ox-hugo (https://ox-hugo.scripter.co/). Set up an org-capture for the blog template, and I'm only a few keystrokes away from creating and publishing a new post at any time.