diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 378150c..589ab03 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 module poyossg
 
 go 1.27.1
+
+require github.com/gomarkdown/markdown v0.0.0-20260923180740-94fc73f6b1a3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29bca07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+github.com/gomarkdown/markdown v0.0.0-20260923180740-94fc73f6b1a3 h1:tTy9EC3uLxFeMrYCOf+T4cS86imMT6kGMl7htiU907o=
+github.com/gomarkdown/markdown v0.0.0-20260923180740-94fc73f6b1a3/go.mod h1:JDGcbDT52eL4fju3sZ4TeHGsQwhG9nbDV21aMyhwPoA=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c3618fb..6a88662 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const CONTENT_DIR = "./content"
+const OUTPUT_DIR = "./_dist"
 const UNTITLED_POST = "Untitled rambling."
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/markdown.go b/markdown.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77d2326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/markdown.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/gomarkdown/markdown"
+	"github.com/gomarkdown/markdown/html"
+	"github.com/gomarkdown/markdown/parser"
+)
+
+func mdToHtml(input []byte) []byte {
+	extensions := parser.CommonExtensions | parser.AutoHeadingIDs | parser.NoEmptyLineBeforeBlock
+	p := parser.NewWithExtensions(extensions)
+	doc := p.Parse(input)
+
+	// create HTML renderer with extensions
+	htmlFlags := html.CommonFlags | html.HrefTargetBlank
+	opts := html.RendererOptions{Flags: htmlFlags}
+	renderer := html.NewRenderer(opts)
+
+	return markdown.Render(doc, renderer)
+}