Getting Started With Hugo

Hugo is one of the most popular static site generators available today. It’s fast, flexible, and perfect for blogs, documentation sites, and portfolios.

Why Choose Hugo?

• Speed: Hugo is incredibly fast at building sites
• Simplicity: Easy to learn and use
• Flexibility: Highly customizable with themes and templates
• No Dependencies: Single binary, no runtime dependencies

Installation

macOS (using Homebrew)

brew install hugo

Other Platforms

Visit the Hugo installation guide for platform-specific instructions.

Creating Your First Site

1. Initialize a new site:

   hugo new site my-blog
   cd my-blog
   

2. Add a theme:

   git init
   git submodule add https://github.com/hugo-sid/hugo-blog-awesome.git themes/hugo-blog-awesome
   

3. Configure your site: Edit hugo.toml and add:

   theme = 'hugo-blog-awesome'
   

4. Create content:

   hugo new content posts/my-first-post.md
   

5. Start the development server:

   hugo server -D
   

Next Steps

• Explore the Hugo documentation
• Check out the Hugo themes
• Join the Hugo community

Happy building! 🚀