title: Building This Blog slug: building-this-blog date: 2026-09-25 description: A quick rundown of the stack behind this site. tags:
- nextjs
- velite
This site is built with Next.js App Router, Velite, and MDX.
The stack
- Next.js 16 with Turbopack
- Velite for content compilation
- next-themes for the dark/light toggle
Why Velite
Velite compiles Markdown at build time and gives you typed output, which means no runtime parsing cost and full TypeScript support in your components.