Hashnode is a free developer blogging platform run by Hashnode Inc., built around giving each writer their own branded home for content — whether that's a subdomain like yourname.hashnode.dev or your own custom domain. It ranks #18 among developer community platforms at roughly 1.2% usage share. It occupies a similar niche to Dev.to, aimed squarely at developers building a personal technical brand through "building in public" posts and tutorials.
Hashnode's home feed and tag pages (like #javascript or #beginners) surface posts across the whole network, but the platform's real differentiator is that every blog is also independently addressable at its own domain — so worthwhile writers are often found via their custom URL shared elsewhere, not just the Hashnode feed itself.
# two ways content lives on Hashnode
hashnode.com/n/javascript // tag/topic feed on the main site
yourname.hashnode.dev // that same writer's standalone blog
blog.yourdomain.com // or their fully custom mapped domainSign up free at hashnode.com, and during setup you'll be prompted to create your personal blog and pick its subdomain (yourname.hashnode.dev) — you can map a custom domain you own later for free from the blog's settings once you're ready to make it feel fully "yours."
# quick setup path
hashnode.com → Sign up
Create a blog → pick subdomain: yourname.hashnode.dev
Blog Settings → Custom Domain → point your own domain's CNAME record at Hashnode (optional)