diff --git a/omicron/ssg/site.py b/omicron/ssg/site.py
index e5956c4..320e76e 100644
--- a/omicron/ssg/site.py
+++ b/omicron/ssg/site.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import logging
 from typing import Any, cast
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+from itertools import batched
+from math import ceil
 
 from omicron.ssg.content import (
     Content,
@@ -11,7 +14,6 @@ from omicron.ssg.content import (
 from pathlib import Path
 import yaml
 from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader
-from pygments.formatters import HtmlFormatter
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ class Site:
         config = self.read_config()
         self.name: str = config["name"]
         self.template: str = config["template"]
+        self.items_per_page: int = int(config.get("items_per_page", 20))
+        self.origin, self.base_dir = Site.parse_base_uri(config.get("base_uri"))
         self.template_path: Path = Site.resolve_template_path(self.template)
         self.output_path: Path = self.site_path / "output"
         self.jinja_env = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader(self.template_path))
@@ -48,6 +52,23 @@ class Site:
             raise ConfigError("template value missing from config")
         return cast(dict[str, Any], config)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse_base_uri(value: str | None) -> tuple[str, str]:
+        if not value:
+            return ("", "/")
+        parsed = urlparse(value)
+        if parsed.scheme and parsed.netloc:
+            origin = f"{parsed.scheme}://{parsed.netloc}"
+        elif parsed.netloc:
+            origin = f"//{parsed.netloc}"
+        else:
+            origin = ""
+
+        path = parsed.path
+        if not path.endswith("/"):
+            path += "/"
+        return (origin, path)
+
     @staticmethod
     def resolve_template_path(template: str) -> Path:
         path = Path(__file__).parent / "templates" / template
@@ -87,7 +108,61 @@ class Site:
                 self.content.append(content)
         log.info("Discovered %d content items", len(self.content))
 
+    def render_single_index_page(
+        self,
+        out_dir: Path,
+        items: tuple[Content, ...],
+        page_num: int,
+        total_pages: int,
+        section: str | None,
+    ) -> None:
+        template = self.jinja_env.get_template("index.html")
+        html = template.render(
+            site=self,
+            items=items,
+            page_num=page_num,
+            total_pages=total_pages,
+            section=section,
+        )
+        out_file = out_dir / f"page-{page_num}.html"
+        out_file.write_text(html, encoding="utf-8")
+
+    def render_index_pages(
+        self,
+        items: list[Content],
+        out_dir: Path,
+        section: str | None,
+    ) -> None:
+        out_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        if not items:
+            log.warning("No content, generating empty index page")
+            self.render_single_index_page(out_dir, (), 1, 1, section)
+        else:
+            num_pages = ceil(len(items) / self.items_per_page)
+            for i, page_items in enumerate(batched(items, self.items_per_page)):
+                self.render_single_index_page(
+                    out_dir, page_items, i + 1, num_pages, section
+                )
+        index = out_dir / "index.html"
+        if index.exists() or index.is_symlink():
+            index.unlink()
+        index.symlink_to("page-1.html")
+
+    def render_indices(self) -> None:
+        sorted_all = sorted(self.content, key=lambda c: c.created, reverse=True)
+        self.render_index_pages(sorted_all, self.output_path, None)
+        for section, items in self.by_section.items():
+            sorted_items = sorted(items, key=lambda c: c.created, reverse=True)
+            self.render_index_pages(sorted_items, self.output_path / section, section)
+
     def build(self) -> None:
+        if not self.origin:
+            log.warning(
+                "base_uri config value is missing a domain name, "
+                "can't add canonical uri to content"
+            )
+        if not self.base_dir.startswith("/"):
+            raise ConfigError("base_uri config value must be an absolute path")
         self.discover()
         self.output_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         (self.output_path / "pygments.css").write_text(
@@ -95,3 +170,4 @@ class Site:
         )
         for content in self.content:
             content.render(self)
+        self.render_indices()
diff --git a/omicron/ssg/templates/plain/base.html b/omicron/ssg/templates/plain/base.html
index 60cb912..849e9a7 100644
--- a/omicron/ssg/templates/plain/base.html
+++ b/omicron/ssg/templates/plain/base.html
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
     <title>{% block title %}{{ site.name }}{% endblock %}</title>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/pygments.css">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ site.base_dir }}pygments.css">
 </head>
 <body>
     <header>
-        <a href="/">{{ site.name }}</a>
+        <a href="{{ site.base_dir }}">{{ site.name }}</a>
     </header>
     <main>
         {% block main %}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/omicron/ssg/templates/plain/index.html b/omicron/ssg/templates/plain/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8135e06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/omicron/ssg/templates/plain/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}{% if section %}{{ section }} — {% endif %}{{ site.name }}{% if page_num > 1 %} — Page {{ page_num }}{% endif %}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block main %}
+{% if section %}<h1>{{ section }}</h1>{% endif %}
+{% for item in items %}
+<article>
+    <header>
+        <h2><a href="{{ site.base_dir }}{{ item.uri }}">{{ item.title }}</a></h2>
+        <time datetime="{{ item.created }}">{{ item.created }}</time>
+    </header>
+    {% if item.summary %}<p>{{ item.summary }}</p>{% endif %}
+</article>
+{% endfor %}
+{% if total_pages > 1 %}
+<nav>
+    {% if page_num > 1 %}
+    <a href="{{ site.base_dir }}{% if section %}{{ section }}/{% endif %}page-{{ page_num - 1 }}.html">← Newer</a>
+    {% endif %}
+    {% for p in range(1, total_pages + 1) %}
+    {% if p == page_num %}<strong>{{ p }}</strong>
+    {% else %}<a href="{{ site.base_dir }}{% if section %}{{ section }}/{% endif %}page-{{ p }}.html">{{ p }}</a>
+    {% endif %}
+    {% endfor %}
+    {% if page_num < total_pages %}
+    <a href="{{ site.base_dir }}{% if section %}{{ section }}/{% endif %}page-{{ page_num + 1 }}.html">Older →</a>
+    {% endif %}
+</nav>
+{% endif %}
+{% endblock %}