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by BeetleB 964 days ago
No maintenance.

When I had a dynamic blog (DB backend, etc), I got hacked because I wasn't updating the SW often. Not having to worry about things like that is a significant quality of life difference. I want to run my life, not have my tools run them.

But frankly, let's invert the question. What exactly is the benefit of using a CMS vs an SSG like Pelican? After having used the latter for over a decade, it's dead simple. Open a file. Write your content. Run make. And publish. It's trivial to back up. I don't have to know what a cache is. I don't have to keep updating SW. What is the actual benefit of a CMS for a single user like me?