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Thanks for those suggestions. Hugo looks particularly awesome. I've been wanting to spin up a blog so I can write tutorials and such. I actually started building my own web app from scratch for it because I couldn't find a static site generator I actually liked. Hugo, on the other hand, doesn't look like it could be any easier.

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I used Hugo recently for a one-off brochure site. It was predictable and straightforward and boring, and generally did what I needed it to do without getting in the way. A+++ five stars would recommend.

> It was predictable and straightforward and boring, and generally did what I needed it to do without getting in the way.

This is usually how I know that a library is well put together.

I've used Hugo for a few sites now. There is a bit of a hump at the start - finding a theme you like and customising it to your needs. But after that it is fantastic.

Pelican (https://blog.getpelican.com/) is also worth a look.

I haven't tried it yet, but this looks interesting too: https://posativ.org/isso/

That looks really well done.

I don't think I would use it for my static blog simply because I don't really feel like spinning up a separate server just for comments.

Part of the appeal of a static site generator for me is not having to administrate a server. I can just throw it up on Github or Gitlab pages and be done with it.

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