Back in the day, web pages were static sites, with only HTML, CSS and JavaScript. There was no server code or database.

Modern sites generated by Static Site Generators consists only of HTML, CSS and JavaScript too.
There are no specific requirements for the type of the machine that will host the page, no back-end language restriction and no need for a database. As static files served to the browser, there are no actual vulnerabilities.

The best static website generators, and when you should choose them over a CMS

The best static website generators, and when you should choose them over a CMS

by Stefanos Vardalos The best static website generators, and when you should choose them over a CMS Back in the day, web pages were static …

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Why go static?
Amongst many reasons, speed and security rise above all others.

Top Ten Static Site Generators of 2017

Top Ten Static Site Generators of 2017 | Netlify

In this countdown, we will review the top ten static website generators of 2017 so far.

netlify.com

Why Static Site?

• Speed
• Security

Why Now?

• the Browser Is Growing Up
• Performance Is a Must
• the CDN Is Going Mainstream
• Build Tools Are Everywhere

Why Static Site Generators Are The Next Big Thing

Why Static Site Generators Are The Next Big Thing — Smashing Magazine

At StaticGen, our open-source directory of **static website generators**, we’ve kept track of more than a hundred generators for more than a…

smashingmagazine.com

Comparison of Hexo, Hugo and Jeklyll on stackshare.io

Hexo vs Hugo vs Jekyll | What are the differences?

Check out some reviews and learn why developers prefer Hexo vs Hugo vs Jekyll. Explore 4 alternatives to Hexo and Hugo.

stackshare.io

If you prefer static sites, you need to know about JAMstack.
Modern web development architecture based on client-side JavaScript, reusable APIs, and prebuilt Markup.

What is the JAMstack?

• JavaScript
• APIs
• Markup

Why the JAMstack?

• Better Performance
• Cheaper, Easier Scaling

A site that compares static site generators.
Jekyll, Hugo, Hexo, Next, Nuxt, etc.
Top 3 by Github stars: Jekyll, Next, Hugo.
Top 3 by Twitter followers: Nuxt, Gatsby, Jekyll.

StaticGen | A List of Static Site Generators for JAMstack Sites.

StaticGen

StaticGen is a leaderboard of the top open source static site generators. Promoting a static approach to building websites.

staticgen.com

The first theme of my choice is Minos.
It’s simple and beautiful.

hexo-theme-minos

Minos

Hexo theme - Minos

blog.zhangruipeng.me

My demo blog url on Firebase is
https://hexo-learningroadmap.firebaseapp.com/

My demo blog url on Netlify is
https://hexo-learningroadmap.netlify.com/

My demo blog url on Github Pages is
https://hexo-learningroadmap.github.io/

It’s a very kind and detailed tutorial.

Getting Started with the Hexo Blogging Framework

Getting Started with the Hexo Blogging Framework

Quickstart tutorial for installing, running, and authoring with Hexo blogging platform

cgmartin.com

Hexo theme ranking on Github Search

Build software better, together

GitHub is where people build software. More than 40 million people use GitHub to discover, fork, and contribute to over 100 million projects…

github.com

Top 10 themes based on github stars by @NoahDragon

Hexo Top 10 Popular Themes | Hard Code

A Developer in Limbo

en.abnerchou.me

You can find all themes here.

A curated list of awesome things related to Hexo.
Tutorials, Themes, Showcases.

awesome-hexo

hexojs/awesome-hexo

A curated list of awesome things related to Hexo. Contribute to hexojs/awesome-hexo development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

My demo blog url on now is
https://hexo-learningroadmap.now.sh/

According to policy about robots.txt of surge.sh, we can not use a robots.txt. link

So I changed deployment tool to https://now.sh .
now is very simple also, and it supports Docker, Node.js applications.

ZEIT

Our mission is to make cloud computing as easy and accessible as mobile computing.

now.sh

My demo blog url on surge_sh is
https://hexo-learningroadmap.surge.sh/

To deploy my hexo demo blog, I will use https://surge.sh/ .
Use @surge_sh deploy a static web site is very simple.

Surge

Shipping web projects should be fast, easy, and low risk. Surge is static web publishing for Front-End Developers, right from the CLI.

surge.sh

Hexo project on github is https://github.com/hexojs/hexo

hexojs/hexo

A fast, simple & powerful blog framework, powered by Node.js. - hexojs/hexo

github.com