Description
Node.js brings you incredible generating speed. Hundreds of files take only seconds to build.
All features of GitHub Flavored Markdown are supported. You can even use most Octopress plugins in Hexo.
You only need one command to deploy your site to GitHub Pages, Heroku or other sites.
Hexo has a powerful plugin system. You can install more plugins for Jade, CoffeeScript plugins.
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Hexo
A fast, simple & powerful blog framework, powered by Node.js.
Website | Documentation | Installation Guide | Contribution Guide | [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) | API | Twitter
Features
- Blazing fast generating
- Support for GitHub Flavored Markdown and most Octopress plugins
- One-command deploy to GitHub Pages, Heroku, etc.
- Powerful API for limitless extensibility
- Hundreds of themes & plugins
Quick Start
Install Hexo
$ npm install hexo-cli -g
Install with brew on macOS and Linux:
$ brew install hexo
Setup your blog
$ hexo init blog
$ cd blog
Start the server
$ hexo server
Create a new post
$ hexo new "Hello Hexo"
Generate static files
$ hexo generate
More Information
- Read the documentation
- Visit the Awesome Hexo list
- Find solutions in troubleshooting
- Join discussion on Google Group, Discord, Gitter or Telegram
- See the plugin list and the theme list on wiki
- Follow @hexojs for latest news
Contributing
We welcome you to join the development of Hexo. Please see contributing document. 🤗
Also, we welcome PR or issue to official-plugins.
Contributors
Backers
Sponsors
License
*Note that all licence references and agreements mentioned in the Hexo README section above
are relevant to that project's source code only.