[guu]

I recommend https://bearblog.dev (free) or https://ghost.org (paid). Both let you use your own domain.

It's fun to set up static site generators but I think it's better to pick something you can start writing in immediately instead of spending time thinking about what to use.

If you end up enjoying blogging you can switch to different software later if you like. But don't let that stop you from starting to write now.

[retrobox]

This is really great advice and I appreciate it. You're right about having something to start writing in immediately. It's funny getting tied up in the process when I haven't really even discovered if I have much love or knack for writing yet!

All the replies to my comment have been super helpful but the mindset to write immediately is important. I'm grateful for the suggestions and one of the other replies also sound positive for bearblog - it could work out well and I'm going to check it out :-)

[schemescape]

If I had discovered bearblog I probably would have never written my current static site generator. Bearblog is exactly what I was looking for because you don’t have to make any choices. Just write!

[ElFitz]

Being fluent in another language than English, I’ve always wanted to take my blog multilingual.

It’s been years now. And Ghost’s internationalisation support is still a joke.

[supz_k]

Give https://blogs.hyvor.com a try. It supports multi-languages by default. (I'm the founder)

[ElFitz]

Oh! It could be interesting for some.

Personally, wanting to build more things, I’m moving away from blog management systems, towards content management.