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You can have a blog live on the internet in under two minutes. Here’s how.
That’s it. No hosting account. No domain registrar. No command line.
Go to FolderPress and sign up. You’ll be asked to connect your Dropbox account. Click “Connect Dropbox” and authorize the connection.
FolderPress only accesses the Apps/FolderPress/ folder in your Dropbox. It can’t see your other files.
In the FolderPress dashboard, click “Add Site.” Give your site a name — this becomes your subdomain and your Dropbox folder name.
If you name your site “my-blog,” two things happen:
Apps/FolderPress/my-blog/my-blog.folderpress.comOpen the Apps/FolderPress/my-blog/ folder in your Dropbox. Create a new file called hello-world.md.
Write something:
---
title: Hello, World
---
# Hello, World
This is my first blog post. I wrote it in a text file
and saved it to Dropbox. That's the whole publishing workflow.
## Why I Started This Blog
I wanted a place to write without dealing with a CMS.
So here we are.Save the file.
Visit my-blog.folderpress.com/hello-world. Your post is there. Published. Live on the internet.
That’s it. Four steps. Most of the time was spent writing, which is the point.
As you write more, organize your posts in folders:
Apps/FolderPress/my-blog/
posts/
hello-world.md → /posts/hello-world
on-writing-every-day.md → /posts/on-writing-every-day
book-reviews/
sapiens.md → /posts/book-reviews/sapiens
deep-work.md → /posts/book-reviews/deep-work
Your folder structure becomes your URL structure. Organize files however makes sense to you.
Not ready to publish? Name your file with .draft.md:
my-next-post.draft.md → Not published
my-next-post.md → Published
When you’re ready, remove .draft from the filename and save. The post goes live.
Frontmatter is optional metadata at the top of your file:
---
published_at: 2026-02-15
description: "An optional summary for search engines and social cards."
---
# Hello, World
Your post content starts here.All frontmatter is optional. Without it:
# Heading in your post, then the filenameHere’s the markdown you’ll use most often:
# Heading 1 (your post title)
## Heading 2 (section headers)
### Heading 3 (subsections)
Regular paragraph text. **Bold** and *italic*.
- Bullet list
- Another item
1. Numbered list
2. Second item
[Link text](https://example.com)
> A blockquote for emphasis or quotes
`inline code` for technical termsThat covers 90% of what you’ll need. For the full picture, see the markdown blogging guide.
When you’re ready to use your own domain:
myblog.com)Your site is now accessible at your own domain. The subdomain still works too. For a detailed walkthrough, see setting up a custom domain.
The setup is done. Now the real work begins: writing consistently. FolderPress made the first part trivial so you can spend all your time on the second.