Hugo: The Static Site Generator I Use for This Blog

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Why I Picked Hugo

I wanted a blog that loads fast, doesn’t need a database, and lets me write posts in Markdown. Hugo does exactly that — it builds plain HTML files from my content, and I host them on GitHub Pages.

No WordPress, no PHP, no MySQL. Just markdown files and a hugo command.

What I Like About It

Fast builds — my whole site compiles in under a second
Markdown posts — write in any editor, commit to Git
Themes — I’m using PaperMod
GitHub Pages — free hosting, deploys on push

How I Set Up Hugo

1. Install Hugo

On Arch Linux

sudo pacman -S hugo

On Ubuntu

sudo apt update
sudo apt install hugo

Or install the extended edition from the official release page (recommended for themes that use Sass):

My First Post

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Hello — this is my first blog post on Hugo. I set this site up to document what I’m learning as I go. More posts coming soon.

Hugo on ayyzenn