Hugo

Hugo is the world's leading static site generator, powering hundreds of thousands of websites with its unmatched build speed and developer experience. Written in Go and requiring zero dependencies, Hugo can build even massive sites with thousands of pages in seconds rather than minutes. Since its creation in 2013, Hugo has become the standard choice for developers building documentation portals, marketing websites, blogs, and digital portfolios. Major organizations including Kubernetes, Netlify, and Let's Encrypt trust Hugo for their documentation sites. With over 75k GitHub stars and a vibrant community, Hugo offers the perfect balance of simplicity and power for modern web development.

Common Use Cases

Technical writers use Hugo to build fast-loading documentation sites with powerful search and navigation features. Marketing teams leverage it to create blazing-fast landing pages and campaign microsites that improve conversion rates through speed. Developers build personal portfolios and blogs that showcase their work without the security concerns of dynamic CMS platforms. Open source projects rely on it for maintainable, version-controlled documentation that builds automatically on every commit. Corporate communications teams use it to publish internal knowledge bases and employee portals with consistent branding.

Key Features

• Extremely fast build times (milliseconds for typical sites)
• Zero dependencies - single binary installation
• Powerful templating with Go templates
• Built-in image processing (resize, crop, filters, EXIF extraction)
• JavaScript bundling with tree shaking and minification
• Sass/SCSS compilation and TailwindCSS support
• Native multilingual and i18n support
• Live reload development server
• Extensive theme ecosystem (hundreds of free themes)
• Custom shortcodes for reusable content blocks
• Built-in syntax highlighting for code blocks
• RSS feed generation
• Sitemap and robots.txt generation
• Deploy anywhere (Netlify, Vercel, S3, GitHub Pages)

Why deploy Hugo on Hostinger VPS

Deploying Hugo on Hostinger VPS provides a persistent development environment accessible from anywhere, perfect for distributed teams or working across multiple devices. The VPS ensures your Hugo server runs continuously for real-time collaboration and content preview, while dedicated resources guarantee fast build times even for large sites. You can set up automated build pipelines that compile your site on git push, integrate with headless CMS systems for content management, and serve staging environments for client review. The stable infrastructure ensures reliable builds and deployments, while ample storage accommodates large media libraries and multiple site projects simultaneously.