https://lazzarotto.dev/blog/en/categories/blogging/Recent content in Blogging on Marco LazzarottoHugoen-uspostmaster@mlazzarotto.it (Marco Lazzarotto)postmaster@mlazzarotto.it (Marco Lazzarotto)Marco LazzarottoSat, 13 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://lazzarotto.dev/blog/en/hugo-static-site-generator/Sat, 13 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000postmaster@mlazzarotto.it (Marco Lazzarotto)https://lazzarotto.dev/blog/en/hugo-static-site-generator/<h1 id="what-is-a-static-site-generator">What is a static site generator </h1><p>A static website generator is software that generates a static HTML website using raw data and code as &ldquo;input&rdquo; templates.</p> <p>In essence, a static site generator automates the task of generating individual HTML pages and makes them ready to be served to users in advance. <img src="https://lazzarotto.dev/blog/img/static_site_generator_diagram_high_level.png" loading="lazy" alt="static site generator" ></p> <h2 id="dynamic-and-static-web-sites">Dynamic and static web sites </h2><p>A static website then is a website consisting of one or more HTML web pages that are always loaded in the same way, in a rather basic way in that no Javascript code is used or database operations are performed.</p>