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.

External Links

• Official Website →
• Documentation →
• GitHub Repository →