24. März 2026
Why we started with MDX instead of a CMS
For this site, shipping content from the repo is a better first move than introducing a headless CMS on day one.
Open articleMDX
Signal online
A dark journal
for calm technical writing.
LB Engineering Journal is a minimal sci-fi inspired blog built around local MDX content, clean typography, and a deployment flow that stays almost invisible.
System state
stableAWS CLI installed locally
Next.js static export deployed through AWS Amplify
Route 53 domains connected to the app
MDX blog posts live from the local repo
Ready for legal pages and content expansion
Framework
Next.js 15
App Router based Next.js starter with TypeScript and ESLint.
Hosting
Amplify + Route 53
Static export deployed through Amplify with custom Route 53 domains.
Publishing
Repo-native MDX
Local MDX posts with typed metadata and statically generated pages.
Latest transmissions
Notes from the current build cycle.
23. März 2026
Deploying a static Next.js site on AWS Amplify
We kept the first deployment simple by exporting static assets from Next.js and letting Amplify + Route 53 handle the hosting and domain wiring.
Open articleAWS Amplify