First steps with Hugo
Posted on November 30, 2021 • 1 minutes • 132 words • Other languages: Deutsch
Table of contents
1. Install Hugo
Hugo is actually just a binary that has to be downloaded and unpacked. More details are written here .
Then check:
hugo version
2. Create ne project
hugo new site new-project
generates the project folder “new-project” in current working directory.
3. Add theme as git submodule
cd new-project
git clone https://github.com/apvarun/blist-hugo-theme.git themes/blist
4. Configure
Copy and edit config.toml and package.json from blist-theme example
cp themes/blist/exampleSite/config.toml .
cp themes/blist/package.json .
Adapt paths in scripts-section (package.json):
"scripts": {
"start": "hugo --gc",
"dev": "hugo server --disableFastRender",
"build": "NODE_ENV=production hugo --gc"
},
5. Add content directories
cp themes/blist/exampleSite/content .
6. Add additional languages
Copy and edit a language section within config.toml (e.g. [languages.en]).
Create directories for new language:
mkdir -p content/es/blog
mkdir -p content/es/page
6. Generate new post
hugo new content/de/blog/my-first-post.md