jefftriplett.com is a Django site. Posts, pages, and every other collection on the site are Markdown stored in PostgreSQL, and I write and edit them in the site's own staff editor or through an AI assistant over MCP.

Stack

• Python 3.13 and Django 6.0
• PostgreSQL 17, via psycopg 3
• uvicorn serving the site over ASGI, with WhiteNoise for static files
• Docker images built with uv, which also manages the dependencies

Django packages

• django-ninja: the JSON API at /apis/
• django-mcpz: the MCP server, with OAuth, so AI assistants can read and write content
• django-q2: background tasks and scheduled jobs
• django-prodserver: runs the web and worker processes
• django-tailwind-cli: builds the CSS with the standalone Tailwind CLI, no Node required
• django-simple-nav: the site navigation
• django-health-check: the health check endpoint
• django-click: management commands
• django-crawl: crawls the site to catch broken pages
• django-browser-reload: live reload while developing
• environs: settings from environment variables

Content

Markdown is rendered with Python-Markdown and code is highlighted with Pygments. python-frontmatter handles frontmatter, and httpx2 fetches covers and metadata from outside services.

Design

The theme is hand-written with Tailwind CSS 4 and Tailwind Typography. Text is set in Inter, and the icons come from Font Awesome.