Hugo

Hugo is the static site generator I use to build and publish this website. It’s fast, flexible, and fits my preference for writing in plain text and versioning everything in Git.

Why I Use Hugo

• Blazing fast: Even large sites build in milliseconds.
• Markdown-first: I write everything in .md — whether it’s notes, changelogs, project logs, or pages like this one.
• Git-friendly: Full version control over everything, including metadata and structure.
• Custom workflows: I can prepare posts and notes in any text editor from vim to vscode or in Obsidian and publish via GitHub when I’m ready.
• Great theming: From ready-to-go solutions over customizations of existing themes to fully homebrewn ones, everything can be done in no time.
• Flexibility: Tags, custom taxonomies, individual page types and layouts and enhancements with yaml data files, content management in steroids out of the box with no plugins required.

How I Use It

• Theme:
  • This page: Smol — minimal and no-frills. Perfect for a digital garden aesthetic. But with minor customizations.
  • Scolohub: Hugo Docs - Bringing a documentation template to terraristics.
  • TheNocturnalSilence: A fully selfmade theme that gave every page an unique touch.
• Hosting: GitHub Pages with CI/CD via GitHub Actions.
• Frontmatter: I standardize metadata to help keep things organized, taggable, and filterable.
• Data Types: Generating content with yaml, I love it <3

Limitations

• Steep learning curve if you are not familiar with markdown, git or the commandline.

TL;DR

Hugo supports my philosophy of sustainable, low-maintenance publishing. It gives me full control, no distractions, and a workflow that integrates naturally with how I take and manage notes and try to live GitOps.