What is Hugo?

Hugo is a fast and modern static site generator written in Go. It makes website creation simple and fast.

Why Choose Hugo?

Here are some reasons to choose Hugo for your next website project:

  1. Speed - Hugo is incredibly fast at building websites
  2. Ease of use - Simple directory structure and configuration
  3. Flexibility - Supports many content types and formats
  4. Themes - Large ecosystem of themes available
  5. No database - Everything is file-based, making deployment simple

Basic Hugo Commands

Some essential Hugo commands to know:

# Create a new site
hugo new site mysite

# Create a new content file
hugo new posts/my-post.md

# Start the development server
hugo server -D

# Build the static site
hugo

Hugo Project Structure

A typical Hugo project structure looks like this:

mysite/
├── archetypes/
├── assets/
├── content/
├── data/
├── layouts/
├── static/
├── themes/
└── config.toml

Resources

For more information about Hugo, check out these resources: