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Why I use Neocities

15th July 2025

Some faq's...

Why use Neocities for your site?

I really like the control of physical code on my site. And honestly, whenever I've tried out one of the many site builders I just find them too restrictive. I like being able to dive deep into the code and learn that way, instead of being boxed in by a builder and all the plugins they want you to install just to make it work normally.

I'm also pretty nostalgic for the old internet too, so I hope that comes through a bit in how I’ve built things.

And hey, apparently it also scores 100 in Core Web Vitals. Because that stuff matters :)

Why don't you have your own domain?

Maybe I should have my own domain, and it would probably help with SEO or whatever but at the end of the day, I like Neocities being free and open and easy. I want to promote the idea that anyone can set up a website for free.

Domains cost money and Neocities charges for custom domains too. But I like that me sharing thoughts or guides or videos doesn’t cost me anything.

How do I set up my own Neocities?

If you're interested in running a blog, there are loads of Javascript-based tools that can help like Zonelets, which is what this blog is running on.

Zonelets itself is based on other small tools like Zoner, Bimbo, and Strawberry Starter. I just needed a place to host my musings and keep an archive of various YouTube videos I'm in. But if you know some HTML/CSS (or use a tool for 'vibe coding'), you can do literally anything!