Frequently asked questions

Can I export my content?

You never hand over the source of truth. Your posts remain markdown and media files in your own GitHub repository, so you can clone, export, or publish them elsewhere at any time. Folder Blog stores rendered copies and metadata to serve the site, but the writing workflow is not locked to a proprietary editor.

Can I use a custom domain?

Custom-domain records exist in the platform and verified custom domains are routed to active blogs. The self-service setup flow is still being completed; until it appears in settings, your *.folder.blog subdomain is the supported dashboard path.

Does Folder Blog work with Obsidian?

Yes. Keep an Obsidian vault (or a folder within it) in the connected GitHub repository. [[post]], [[post#Heading]], aliases, standard markdown links, GFM tables, task lists, footnotes, and syntax-highlighted code are processed. Keep attachments inside the connected content folder so the build can upload and rewrite them.

Can I publish from a phone or tablet?

Folder Blog has no web editor. Use the GitHub mobile app or github.com to add or edit a markdown file and commit it to main, or use a mobile editor that can sync through Git. Then request Sync Now from the Folder Blog dashboard if a build has not already started.

How do future posts work?

A valid future date marks a post as scheduled and keeps it out of public queries. The current pipeline evaluates scheduling during a build; it does not run a per-post timer. Trigger another build at or after the publication time to publish the post.

Can I add a site bio, palette, or custom CSS from the repository?

Not in the current hosted build. index.md site frontmatter and root styles.css are planned conventions but are not consumed today. See Content and configuration for the exact boundary.

Is there an API?

Yes. Every active public blog has read-only post, taxonomy, feed, and sitemap endpoints. See the API reference.

Can I write through the API?

No. The hosted API is read-only because GitHub remains the publishing source of truth. Write markdown, commit it, and rebuild the blog.

Does Folder Blog support comments, newsletters, or multiple authors?

Those are not built-in hosted features today. The frontmatter model accepts one display author per post. Use external services for comments or email, and keep the integration outside assumptions about repository HTML until an official extension point ships.