who is self-hosting a static website and what are you using to build it?

• Metalsmith

  8 7,822 7.1 JavaScript

  An extremely simple, pluggable static site generator for Node.js

  

I use Metalsmith. Been happy with it. I build my site into a self-contained nginx docker image.

• astro

  503 42,342 10.0 TypeScript

  The web framework for content-driven websites. ⭐️ Star to support our work!

  

https://astro.build/ is similar to Gatsby but not React exclusive.

• WorkOS

  workos.com sponsored

  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

• PussTheCat.org

  2 34 5.1 HTML

  The PussTheCat.org source code.

  

• invidious.io

  1 61 3.4 HTML

  The Invidious.io website

  

• Hexo

  28 38,433 7.9 TypeScript

  A fast, simple & powerful blog framework, powered by Node.js.

  

I'm currently using Hexo, I write articles in markdown, commit them to a git repository and push them to Github. I then have a Github Action to bundle the static website and publish it on Github Pages, so I get free hosting 👌

• Pelican

  23 12,239 8.9 Python

  Static site generator that supports Markdown and reST syntax. Powered by Python.

  

I do (The Wombelix Post) and use Pelican with a customized Theme and a few Plugins. Took me initially some time to setup and adjust based on my needs but works great since then :)

• islet

  2 8 2.9 CSS

  🌴 Tiny self-hosted blogging platform

islet :) /selfpromo

• InfluxDB

  www.influxdata.com sponsored

  Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

  

• eleventy 🕚⚡️

  244 16,213 9.3 JavaScript

  A simpler site generator. Transforms a directory of templates (of varying types) into HTML.

  

I use eleventy for my static sites.

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