How to create a blog using Hexo static site generator and free web hosting on GitLab Pages

This page summarizes and extends the software alternatives mentioned in the source post on dev.to.

2021-03-27

Blogging Static Site Generators CMS

GitHub Pages Landing Page
1

GitHub Pages

A free, static web host for open-source projects on GitHub
Pricing:
- Open Source
Here is the main alternative if you want to have a look: GitHub Pages.

#Static Site Generators #Cloud Computing #Blogging 466 social mentions
Jekyll Landing Page
2

Jekyll

Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#CMS #Blogging #Blogging Platform 180 social mentions
Hexo Landing Page
3

Hexo

A fast, simple & powerful blog framework, powered by Node.js
Pricing:
- Open Source
We will use Hexo as a blog framework, GitLab Pages as a free hosting with HTTPS and a custom domain, Node JS and Git.

#Blogging #CMS #Blogging Platform 20 social mentions
Hugo Landing Page
4

Hugo

Hugo is a general-purpose website framework for generating static web pages.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Static Site Generators #Blogging #Blogging Platform 354 social mentions

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