diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27f5242..b5cf035 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## requirements
+
+`pandoc` utility must be installed
+
+- Debian Bookworm:
+
+      $ apt-get update && apt-get install -y pandoc
+
 ## start default openresty
 
 1. Run `docker run --rm -it --init -w /opt -v $PWD:/opt -p 80:80 openresty/openresty:1.27.1.2-0-bookworm-buildpack`
@@ -33,7 +41,6 @@
     }
     http {
         server {
-            root /opt/www;
             listen 8080;
             location / {
                 default_type text/html;
diff --git a/blog.html b/blog.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97ae205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blog.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<h2>Posts</h2>
+
+<!-- render posts -->
+$render{"posts"}
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index a03fad9..f5c0bed 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ $render{"templates/wares"}
 
 <!-- render posts -->
 $render{"posts"}
+
+<h4 style="text-align: center;">
+  <a href="$root/posts">View more posts</a>
+</h4>
diff --git a/site.moon b/site.moon
index 2371d60..e74400a 100644
--- a/site.moon
+++ b/site.moon
@@ -43,45 +43,18 @@ sitegen.create =>
   @app_name = "stasis"
   @version = "0.2.12"
 
-  -- add "test.md"
-  --
-  -- filter "test", (body) =>
-  --   body\gsub "%-%-%-.-%.%.%.", (yaml_header) ->
-  --     moonscript_header = yaml_header\gsub "%-%-%-", "{"
-  --     result = moonscript_header\gsub "%.%.%.", "}"
-  --     result
-
   add "index.html"
-  add path, target: out, template: "blog", is_a: "post", post: {
+  add "blog.html", target: "posts/index", template: "blog"
+
+  add path, target: out, template: "post", is_a: "post", post: {
     publish_date: publish_date(path)
   }, id: extract_id(path) for path, out in pairs posts "docs"
 
+  -- replace yaml headers with moonscript headers
   filter "docs", (body) =>
     body\gsub "%-%-%-.-%.%.%.", (yaml_header) ->
       moonscript_header = yaml_header\gsub "%-%-%-", "{"
       result = moonscript_header\gsub "%.%.%.", "}"
       result
-  -- add "docs/2023-11-15-test-mix-task-file-modify.md",
-  --   target: "posts/2023-11-15-test-mix-task-file-modify.html"
-  --   template: "blog"
-  --   is_a: "post"
-  --   post: {
-  --     publish_date: publish_date "docs/2023-11-15-test-mix-task-file-modify.md"
-  --   }
-  --   id: extract_id "docs/2023-11-15-test-mix-task-file-modify.md"
 
   copy "app.css"
-
-  -- filter "test", (body) =>
-  --   require("moon").p body
-
-  -- filter "2023%-08%-03", (body) =>
-  --   print "hello"
-  --   table.concat { body, "<p>hey there</p>" }
-  --
-  --   body\gsub "<h1>.-</h1>", (header) ->
-  --     table.concat { body, "yoyoasdf" }
-  --
-  --   body\gsub "{.-}", (header) ->
-  --     require("moon").p header
-  --     table.concat { '</div>', header, '<div class="main">' }
diff --git a/templates/blog.html b/templates/blog.html
index 3657a1a..5bfb1ef 100644
--- a/templates/blog.html
+++ b/templates/blog.html
@@ -10,17 +10,4 @@ $wrap{"root"}
   </p>
 </section>
 
-<article>
-  <header>
-    <div>
-      <h2>$(title or id)</h2>
-      <time>$(post.publish_date)</time>
-    </div>
-  </header>
-
-  $body
-
-  <div class="mt-16">
-    <a href="/posts">Back to posts</a>
-  </div>
-</article>
+$body
diff --git a/templates/post.html b/templates/post.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1e7660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/post.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+$wrap{"blog"}
+
+<article>
+  <header>
+    <div>
+      <h2>$(title or id)</h2>
+      <time>$(post.publish_date)</time>
+    </div>
+  </header>
+
+  $body
+
+  <div class="mt-16">
+    <a href="/posts">Back to posts</a>
+  </div>
+</article>