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Flowershow Publish Markdown in seconds. Hosted, free, zero config

Flowershow Publish Markdown in seconds. Hosted, free, zero config

by rufuspollock·Mar 17, 2026·7 points·0 comments

AI Analysis

MidSlickCozy

Zero-config markdown hosting when Vercel and GitHub Pages already do this free.

Strengths
  • Obsidian plugin with wiki links and graph view working out of the box is genuinely convenient
  • Truly zero-config hosting with no repos or build pipelines required for basic usage
  • Free tier undercuts Obsidian Publish's $8/month pricing for budget-conscious users
Weaknesses
  • Markdown publishing is saturated with Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages all offering free hosting
  • Hard to differentiate when established alternatives already handle static site deployment well
Target Audience

Writers, researchers, Obsidian users wanting to publish markdown sites

Similar To

Obsidian Publish · Vercel · Netlify

Post Description

I'm Rufus, one of the founders of Flowershow. We love markdown and use it everywhere from making websites, to docs, to knowledgebases. Plus AI splits it everywhere now.

Got tired of the framework/config/deploy overhead every time we wanted to share a file or put a site online.

So we built the thing we wanted. Files in. Website out. "Vercel for Content" is our aspiration - make deploying (markdown) content as fast, seamless and easy as Vercel did for JS.

Command line plus you can connect to github repos, use Obsidian via plugin, or drag and drop files.

npm i -g @flowershow/publish publish ./my-notes # → https://your-site.flowershow.app live in seconds

Flowershow is fully hosted — no server, no build pipeline, no CI/CD. Point it at a Markdown folder and get a URL.

Full Obsidian syntax: wiki links, callouts, graph view, frontmatter

GFM, Mermaid, LaTeX: diagrams and math render natively

Themes via Tailwind & CSS variables: Tailwind out of the box. Customize without a build step

Supports HTML: use HTML, images etc.

~7k Obsidian plugin installs, 1,400 users, 1,100 sites. Free forever for personal use. Premium ($5/mo) adds custom domains, search, and password protection.

And it's open source: https://github.com/flowershow/flowershow

Check it out and let us know what you think and what we can improve

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