BlogOS – A Themed Blog Website

BlogOS is a retro-inspired, multi-theme blog platform built with Astro, React, TailwindCSS, and Framer Motion.
It mimics the look and feel of classic operating systems (Mac OS, Windows 95/XP, Ubuntu, NeoBrutalism, etc.) while providing a modern, responsive, and animated blogging experience.

Tech Stack

Features

• Multiple Built-in Themes:

  • Mac Classic (System 8/9)
  • Mac OS X Aqua
  • Modern macOS
  • Dark Mode macOS
  • Windows 95
  • Windows XP
  • Ubuntu
  • NeoBrutalism
  • Liquid Glass (both light & dark)

• OS-like UI Components:

  • Menu bar with dropdown menus
  • Windowed content areas with controls
  • Status bar with social icons

• Optimised Mobile Layout

• Reader Options

• Dynamic Likes, Comments and Views

Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/blogos.git
cd blogos

2. Install Dependencies

npm install
# or
yarn install
# or
pnpm install

3. Run the Development Server

npm run dev

Visit http://localhost:4321 in your browser.

4. Build for Production

npm run build

Preview the production build:

npm run preview

Writing Blog Posts

1. Create a new .mdx file in the blogs/ directory.
2. Add frontmatter at the top:

---
title: "My First Blog Post"
date: "2025-08-09"
excerpt: "A short description of my post."
tags: ["Astro", "React", "TailwindCSS"]
---

## Hello World

This is my first post in **BlogOS**!

3. The post will automatically appear in the blog list and search results.

Customizing Themes

Themes are defined in src/lib/theme-config.ts.

To change the default theme:

export let activeTheme: ThemeConfig = macClassicTheme; // Change to your preferred theme

To add a new theme:

export const myTheme: ThemeConfig = {
  name: "myTheme",
  backgroundColor: "#fff",
  borderColor: "#000",
  textColor: "#000",
  accentColor: "#ff0000",
  // ... other properties
};

export const allThemes = {
  ...,
  myTheme
};

API Routes

• /api/posts.json – Returns all blog posts with metadata (used for search & recent posts).
• /api/like/[slug]
• /api/view/[slug]
• /api/comment/[slug] - addes it in a form of a graph

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Roadmap

• Add drag-and-drop window positioning
• Add projects and all
• Add Leetcode Problems solved
• Add more OS-inspired themes (e.g., Windows 7, macOS 26)
• Add post categories & filtering
• Add RSS feed support
• Likes and Views
• Add comment system

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Contributing

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a new branch (feature/my-feature)
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to your branch
5. Open a Pull Request

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License

This project is licensed under the GPL 3 – feel free to use and modify it.