Getting Started with Hugo

Getting Started with Hugo Hugo is a fast and modern static site generator written in Go, and designed to make website creation fun again. In this post, I’ll share my experience setting up my personal website using Hugo and the PaperMod theme. Why Hugo? Hugo offers several advantages for building personal websites: Speed: Hugo is incredibly fast at building sites Simplicity: Easy to learn and use Flexibility: Great for blogs, documentation, and personal websites Active Community: Many themes and plugins available Setting Up Your First Hugo Site 1. Installation # Install Hugo brew install hugo # For macOS # or apt-get install hugo # For Ubuntu 2. Create a New Site hugo new site mywebsite cd mywebsite 3. Add a Theme I chose PaperMod for its clean design and excellent features: ...

June 4, 2024 · 2 min · 220 words