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gohugoio/hugo

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TLDR

Hugo is a fast static site generator that turns Markdown and templates into ready-to-deploy HTML websites in seconds, with no database needed.

Mindmap

mindmap
  root((Hugo))
    What it does
      Builds static sites
      Processes assets
      Serves locally
    Content & Design
      Markdown files
      Layout templates
      Taxonomy system
    Features
      Multilingual support
      Hugo Modules
      Live reload
    Use cases
      Blogs and docs
      Portfolios
      Landing pages
    Tech stack
      Go language
      Sass/Tailwind
      PostCSS

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Build a fast documentation site or knowledge base that deploys as static files to any host.

USE CASE 2

Create a personal or company blog with Markdown posts that rebuild in seconds when you add new content.

USE CASE 3

Generate a portfolio or resume website with image galleries and custom layouts without touching a database.

USE CASE 4

Deploy a landing page or corporate site to AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, or Azure directly from Hugo.

Tech stack

GoMarkdownHTML/CSS/JavaScriptSassTailwind CSSPostCSS

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice and license text.

In plain English

Hugo is a static site generator written in Go. A static site generator is a program that takes your written content and design templates and produces a finished website made of plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files, files that any web host can serve directly without needing a database or application code. The advantage is speed: pages are pre-built once and served as files, so they load quickly and the site is cheap to host. Hugo focuses on rendering speed during the build itself, generating a complete site in seconds. The way Hugo works is that you write your pages as Markdown or other content files, set up templates that define the layout, and Hugo combines them into a finished site each time you run the build command. It includes an asset pipeline that can process images, bundle and minify CSS and JavaScript, transpile Sass and Tailwind CSS, and integrate with PostCSS. There is a built-in development web server that reloads pages as you edit. Multilingual support and a flexible taxonomy system are baked in. Hugo Modules let you share themes, content, and configuration across projects through Git repositories. You would use Hugo when you want to build a documentation site, a personal or company blog, a project landing page, an image portfolio, a resume, or a corporate site, and you want it to deploy as static files. Installation is via prebuilt binaries, package managers, or building from source with Go 1.25 or later and Git. There are several editions, standard, deploy, extended, and extended-deploy, depending on whether you need direct cloud deployment to Google Cloud Storage, AWS S3, or Azure, or LibSass support.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
How do I set up a new Hugo site and create my first blog post in Markdown?
Prompt 2
Show me how to create a custom Hugo theme with templates and use Hugo Modules to share it across projects.
Prompt 3
How do I configure Hugo to process Tailwind CSS and minify assets for production?
Prompt 4
What's the best way to set up a multilingual Hugo site with different content for each language?
Prompt 5
How do I deploy a Hugo site directly to AWS S3 or Google Cloud Storage using the deploy edition?
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