Why blog on lmno.lol?

⭐️ Enable the web you want ⭐️

You want a better internet ✨

You prefer an internet experience that is fast and smooth, free from continuous tracking, advertising, paywalls, data collection, or selling of user data. By supporting services like lmno.lol, you prove that like-minded services are not only possible but fully sustainable without deceitful tech.

You actually care about your readers 🤗

It’s rather puzzling how many sites claim they "value your privacy" and then ask permission to share your data with a long list of third parties.

Unlike these services, you actually value your blog readers’ privacy.

We don’t track users in any way. Period. This service neither collects nor sells data to anyone. Also no adverts displayed of any kind.

You want your content widely accessible 🖥️ 💻 📱 📟 📖 📺

Your blog is freely accessible to everyone, with no paywalls of any kind, and available to a wide range of devices (even your favourite terminal) without the need for JavaScript or expensive hardware.

Your content is truly yours 👌

Your blog is reflection of your blog markdown file. You upload this file and your blog automatically updates. No need to ever export to get your content back. You already have it.

Can I try lmno.lol without creating an account?

Of course. Forcing anyone to create an account for the smallest of things is super annoying. No need for that.

You can edit any blog that hasn’t been claimed. Here’s a random one to play with:

Can I claim a blog handle?

Yes. While trying the service out requires no sign-up, claiming and hosting a blog is a paid service. We use that to fund this blogging platform.

I got a invite, will you charge me?

During the beta, we shared free invites. We’re happy you’ve come on board this early on. We’ll try to keep you on free of charge as long as possible. Please don’t abuse it. We have bills to pay too. If you’re happy with our offering and want this platform to succeed, consider becoming a paying customer at some point.

How will you fund this service?

We’ll host your lovely blog in exchange for a fee. We’ll do our best to provide a great service in the hope we keep you as a happy customer.

Your fees will pay for our bills, maintenance, and development.

You give us money, and we give you a great service. This is the extent of our transaction.

No other hidden transactions. No adverts. No tracking. No selling of user data.

Can I help fund this?

Like what we’re doing? Consider becoming a sponsor, a paying customer, or simply help us get the word out so we can provide for more users.

I don’t blog, should I pay?

There are no paywalls here, so you can read fully and freely. Do consider becoming a paying customer even if you don’t blog, so the platform remains sustainable and independent. As a paying customer, you’ll also get to reserve your own blog handle. We hope to make blogging as easy as writing your own notes and pushing them online. Maybe this finally gets ya to start blogging?

How will you grow?

As organically as possible. We hope our users vote with their wallets. We build features they like and they remain happy customers. Hopefully they invite their friends over too.

Will you offer a free tier?

Nope. Sorry. Free web services typically reach out to less transparent ways to fund themselves (tracking, selling user data, advertising, etc). We don’t ever want to go down that route. Consider becoming a sponsor or a paying customer.

Why name it lmno.lol?

This is a blogging/writing platform... Abc’s, are cool, but lmno’s are the best. This is the internet. How could we live without some lol here and there... and so you get lmno.lol.

Will you offer additional domains?

Highly likely, but we don’t know which ones yet. Do you have a great domain just sitting there collecting dust? Want to contribute to the cause?

Here are a handful of contenders we’re considering (reach out if you have a preference!):

• berries.lol
• ponies.lol
• bitsy.lol
• void.horse
• neon.horse
• daily.horse
• blog.horse

Can I use my own domain?

Not yet, but we hope to support that soon.

Are you taking feature requests?

Absolutely! Have a look at feature requests. Your feature request isn’t there? Ping help/@/lmno.lol and we’ll add it.

Why no JavaScript?

We’ll try our best to keep the platform as lightweight as possible and make it accessible to all kinds of devices including lower-powered ones. Client-side JavaScript isn’t strictly necessary for a blogging platform where most content is consumed. We do, however, use a little JavaScript on the odd page (purely for optional convenience). For example, the editing page uses JavaScript to enable drag-and-drop.

We’ll make it obvious whenever we use JavaScript. We’ll display a js* indicator on any page running JavaScript. We’ll otherwise use Content Security Policy (CSP) to restrict script usage (including injected scripts from browser plug-ins).

Why no advertising?

Adverts often come with strings attached. They can be intrusive, misleading, slow things down, introduce security risks, and possibly affect your privacy with complex tracking. We’d rather stay away from all that.

Why Markdown?

Today, Markdown is the most popular option to mark text up.

Why use a single file per blog?

Increase portability and reduce blogging friction. With so many apps and utilities powered by their own file format, why should blogging be any different? If you choose to move your blog elsewhere, take your blog file with you.

lmno.lol blogs are powered by a single Markdown file. You can update offline at any time and upload when you’re ready.

Will you support other markups?

Maybe. Feel free to submit a feature request.

Got another question?

Send questions to help/@/lmno.lol. If it’s OK with you, we’d like to also post the answer here.

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