The Problem I wanted a blog platform that was: Free to host (no monthly bills) Lightweight (not a 500MB WordPress install) Open source (full control over my content) Modern (Markdown editor, dark mode, i18n) Everything I found was either too heavy, too expensive, or too restrictive. So I built OpenBlog . What is OpenBlog? OpenBlog is a fully open-source blogging platform built with Python/Flask and TiDB (MySQL-compatible serverless database). Deploy it on Hugging Face Spaces for free — zero cost, zero credit card. Live Demo: sam3maker-openblog.hf.space Source Code: github.com/sam3maker/openblog Key Features Dual Editor Write in Markdown with live preview, or switch to Rich Text (Quill.js) — your choice. # Hello World This is **Markdown** with live preview.…