diff --git a/.github/workflows/neocities.yml b/.github/workflows/neocities.yml
index ab7215a..2692fbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/neocities.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/neocities.yml
@@ -19,13 +19,43 @@ concurrency:
 
 
 jobs:
-  deploy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
+  prep_array:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest 
+    outputs: 
+      matrix: ${{ steps.matrix.outputs.value }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: test
+      - name: generate posts.html
+        run: |
+          echo "<ul class=posts>" > public/posts.html 
+      - id: matrix 
         run: ./compile.sh
+      - run: |
+          echo "${{ steps.matrix.outputs.value }}"
+  build:
+    needs: [ prep_array ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix: 
+        value: ${{fromJSON(needs.setup.outputs.matrix)}}
+    steps:
+      - name: markdown to html 
+        uses: jaywcjlove/markdown-to-html-cli@main 
+        with:
+          source: ${{ matrix.value.source }}
+          output: public/posts/${{ matrix.value.time }}_${{ matrix.value.dest }}.html
+          github-corners: https://github.com/jaywcjlove/markdown-to-html-cliA
+      - name: generate posts.html entries
+        run: 
+          echo "<li class=\"post\"><a href=\"${{ matrix.value.time }}_${{ matrix.value.dest }}\">${{ matrix.value.dest }}</a></li>" >> public/posts.html
+
+  deploy:
+    needs: [ build ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: finish posts.html 
+        run: |
+          echo "</ul>" >> public/posts.html
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Deploy to neocities 
         uses: bcomnes/deploy-to-neocities@v1
diff --git a/compile.sh b/compile.sh
index b0828f1..dce2677 100755
--- a/compile.sh
+++ b/compile.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+t='['
 for entry in notes/*
 do 
   echo $entry
-  test=`git log --follow --format=%ad --date=format:'%Y-%m-%d' -- $entry`
-  echo $test
+  filename=$(basename "$entry" .md)
+  #filename="${entry%}"
+  timestamp=`git log --follow --format=%ad --date=format:'%Y-%m-%d' -- $entry`
+  t+="{\"source\"=\"$entry\",\"dest\"=\"$filename\",\"time\"=\"$timestamp\"},"
 done
+echo "value=${t%?}]"
+echo "value=${t%?}]" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT