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Hugo

Hugo

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Hugo is one of the most popular open-source static site generators. Written in Go, it’s renowned for its incredible speed and flexibility, making it an ideal choice for building blogs, portfolios, documentation, and more. Hugo takes your content written in Markdown and transforms it into a complete static website in milliseconds.

Core Features

  • Blazing Fast Build Times: Generate thousands of pages in seconds.
  • Markdown Support: Write content in Markdown, a simple and widely used markup language.
  • Theming System: Highly customizable themes to control the look and feel of your site.
  • Shortcodes: Extend Markdown with custom shortcodes for dynamic content.
  • LiveReload: Instant feedback during development with automatic browser refreshing.
  • Asset Bundling: Optimize CSS, JavaScript, and images for production.

Getting Started

  1. Installation: Install Hugo on your system (available for Windows, macOS, Linux).
  2. New Site: Create a new Hugo site with hugo new site my-site.
  3. Add Theme: Choose and add a theme to your site.
  4. Add Content: Create new content files in Markdown format.
  5. Development: Run hugo server -D to preview your site locally.
  6. Deployment: Generate your static site with hugo and deploy the public directory to any web server.

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Getting Started with Hugo and Daisy UI

Hugo Daisy UI Web Development

In this post, I’ll share my experience setting up a new personal website using Hugo static site generator combined with Daisy UI component library.

Why Hugo?

Hugo is an excellent choice for personal blogs and portfolios because:

  • Lightning fast build times
  • Zero JavaScript required for basic functionality
  • Rich templating system
  • Great documentation and community support

Adding Daisy UI

Daisy UI brings the power of Tailwind CSS with pre-built components:

bash
npm install -D daisyui@latest

Then configure your tailwind.config.js:

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