Calepin the Dropbox Markdown Blog

I am trying calepin.co. It is a site that connects to Dropbox to enable Markdown text files save into the Calepin folder within Dropbox, auto-magically become web posts via the Calepin site.

It’s easy to get started. On the Calepin site I enter in a username. The next step take me to authorising a connection between Calepin and my Dropbox account. Once logged into the Calepin site, creating a Dropbox hosted blog posts is just a click away.

1. Save Markdown text files to the Apps/Calepin folder within Dropbox
2. Click Publish on calepin.co
3. The post is created or updated at my Calepin site

Each update needs to be Published again using the Calepin Publish button after the updated file has been saved within Dropbox. Refreshing the browser with not show the update.

There are certain metadata words to include in each post file such as date and title. The default setting of these could be added using TextExpander. More information about using Calepin is on the Calepin Guide.

At the moment I am trying out this combination of Calepin and Dropbox. So far, I like it. My Calepin site is neilboyd.calepin.co