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How to Create an Extremely Fast and Secure Static Website for Free in Minutes

How to Create an Extremely Fast and Secure Static Website for Free in Minutes

Ever thought about building a blog, a company site, a portfolio site, documentation, a single landing page or a website with thousands of pages ? By the end of this article, you will be able to create one. Generally, you need to know HTML, CSS and some JavaScript to develop a website. But, for this, you don’t need much coding skills. You just need basic computer skills.

Getting Started with Hugo

Step 1. Install Hugo Go to Hugo releases and download the appropriate version for your OS and architecture. Save it somewhere specific as we will be using it in the next step. More complete instructions are available at Install Hugo Step 2. Build the Docs Hugo has its own example site which happens to also be the documentation site you are reading right now. Follow the following steps: Clone the Hugo repository Go into the repo Run hugo in server mode and build the docs Open your browser to http://localhost:1313 Corresponding pseudo commands: