Static Site Generators

The Modern Way to Build Websites

The Problem with Traditional CMS

• Security vulnerabilities from databases
• Slow performance due to server-side rendering
• Complex hosting requirements
• Expensive scaling for traffic spikes

Enter Static Sites

No database. No server. Just files.

Why Hugo?

Hugo Architecture

// Basic Hugo project structure
mysite/
├── config.yaml      // Site configuration
├── content/         // Your Markdown content
├── layouts/         // HTML templates
├── static/          // Images, CSS, JS
└── themes/          // Reusable themes

Content Organization

---
title: "My Blog Post"
date: 2025-01-01
tags: ["hugo", "tutorial"]
---

Your content goes here in **Markdown**.

Template System

{{ range .Pages }}
  <article>
    <h2>{{ .Title }}</h2>
    <p>{{ .Summary }}</p>
    <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">Read more</a>
  </article>
{{ end }}

Build Performance

Hugo builds thousands of pages in seconds:

Deployment Options

• Netlify - Git-based deploys
• Vercel - Edge functions
• Cloudflare Pages - Global CDN
• GitHub Pages - Free hosting
• AWS S3 - Scalable storage

When to Use Hugo

✅ Documentation sites

✅ Blogs and portfolios

✅ Marketing landing pages

✅ Conference websites

✅ Slide presentations!

Getting Started

# Install Hugo
brew install hugo

# Create a new site
hugo new site mysite

# Add content
hugo new posts/hello-world.md

# Start dev server
hugo server -D

Resources

• Documentation:
• Themes:
• Community:
• Hugo Blox:

Thank You!

Questions?

Start building faster websites today 🚀

Note: Key takeaways:

1. Static sites are more secure, faster, and cheaper
2. Hugo is the fastest static site generator
3. Perfect for content-focused websites
4. Easy to deploy on any CDN