When I started this blog in late 2022, Deno and Bun.sh were two new arrivals into the Node.js ecosystem.

I used the Fresh framework which was very barebones, but the best option at the time.

In March, I got notified that Deno was changing over to a new site deployment platform in July. I don't know enough about Deno's technical, corporate, or community structure to read the tea leaves, but I can sympathize. Anyway I had the problem of figuring out how to move a Fresh v1 app over to Deno's new console, when most documentation and migration info is for v2, which became more real over the course of 2025.

Here are my notes:

in import_map.json , change dependency to fresh@1.7.3 ; run deno install ; commit changed files
on console.deno.com, DO NOT select a preset app type, such as Fresh v2
put deno install as the install command
set entrypoint to main.ts

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Migrating Fresh v1 Blog to new Deno Console