Astro is perfect for building blogs thanks to its excellent Markdown support and static site generation capabilities. In this guide, we'll walk through creating a performant blog with Astro.

Setting Up Markdown Support

Astro has built-in support for Markdown pages. Simply create a file with the .md extension in your src/pages directory:

---
title: "My First Blog Post"
description: "Learning how to build a blog with Astro"
pubDate: "Jan 15, 2025"
---

# My First Blog Post

Today we're learning how to build a blog with Astro!

Creating Layout Components

For consistent styling across your blog, create reusable layout components:

---
import BaseLayout from './BaseLayout.astro';
---


	

		
My Astro Blog
	
	

		 
	

This modular approach makes it easy to maintain consistency throughout your site.