Hugo: A Fast Static Site Generator Link to heading
Hugo is a fast and flexible static site generator (SSG) written in Go. It allows users to create websites that consist of pre-built HTML files, rather than relying on server-side processing like traditional CMS platforms (e.g., WordPress).
Key Features of Hugo: Link to heading
- Speed – Hugo is one of the fastest static site generators, capable of building entire sites in milliseconds.
- Markdown-Based – Content is typically written in Markdown (
.md), making it easy to manage. - Templates with Go’s Templating Engine – Uses Hugo’s templating system for layout customization.
- Built-in Taxonomies – Supports categories, tags, and custom taxonomies.
- Single Binary – No dependencies; it runs as a single executable.
- Built-in Web Server – Provides live reloading for local development.
- Multilingual Support – Natively supports multi-language content.
How It Works: Link to heading
- You write content in Markdown and organize it in a structured way.
- Hugo processes the content and templates to generate static HTML pages.
- The static files can then be hosted on any web server (e.g., GitHub Pages, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, AWS S3).
Use Cases: Link to heading
- Blogs
- Documentation sites
- Portfolio sites
- Landing pages
in my next post I will be covering how hugo can be built and deployed using a single docker file