Getting Started With Hugo

Hugo is a fast and flexible static site generator that’s perfect for blogs, documentation sites, and portfolios. If you’re new to Hugo, this guide will help you understand the basics and get you up and running quickly.

What is Hugo?

Hugo is a static site generator written in Go that transforms your content (written in Markdown) into a complete HTML website. It’s incredibly fast, secure, and easy to deploy.

Website Redesign Project

Overview

This project involved a complete redesign and rebuild of our website from the ground up. We migrated from a traditional CMS to a modern static site generator (Hugo) to improve performance, security, and maintainability.

Goals

• Performance: Achieve faster load times and better Core Web Vitals scores
• Maintainability: Simplify content management and deployment processes
• Security: Reduce attack surface by eliminating database dependencies
• Scalability: Handle traffic spikes without performance degradation

Technology Stack

• Static Site Generator: Hugo
• Theme: Ananke (customized)
• Hosting: Netlify
• Version Control: GitHub
• Deployment: Automated via Netlify + GitHub integration

Key Features

Modern Architecture

• Static site generation for optimal performance
• Continuous deployment pipeline
• Version-controlled content management

Enhanced User Experience

• Responsive design that works on all devices
• Fast page load times (< 2 seconds)
• Clean, readable typography and layout

Developer Experience

• Local development environment with live reload
• Markdown-based content creation
• Automated build and deployment process

Results

The new website delivers significant improvements across all metrics: