Guides

Step-by-step instructions for setting up PRSS, writing with it, and getting your site online. Every guide is short, and assumes nothing.

Install PRSS

Get PRSS running on your machine.

Install on Windows 10 and 11.

Install on Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

Install from the archive, including the Ubuntu 24.04 fix.

Write and build pages

The editors, and the pieces you build pages from.

Build a page with the Blocks Editor

Drag blocks into place and style each one.

Edit your live page with the Visual Editor

Edit the real built page, in your real theme.

Build pages from components

Reuse a section across many pages instead of copying it.

Build a menu and drop it into any page.

Write with AI

Connect a model and let it help, on your terms.

Set up Companion on macOS

Install a local model and point PRSS at it.

Connect your own AI server

llama-server, LM Studio, vLLM or a hosted key.

Automate a blog with Autoblogger

Research, write and publish on a schedule.

Connect PRSS to an AI agent

Let an MCP agent work on your sites.

Manage your site

Change things safely, and undo them when needed.

Redesign safely with site forks

Branch your content, then promote or revert it.

Recover a deleted post

Preview and restore anything in the Trash bin.

Delete several posts at once

Clear out drafts and imports in one pass.

Use a Hugo theme

Build your PRSS site with a Hugo theme.

Publish your site

Getting the built site online, on your own terms.

Use a custom domain

Point your own domain at a published PRSS site.

Publish anywhere with a script

Deploy to hosting PRSS does not support natively.

Looking for something that is not here? The Blog covers what is new in each release.