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Introduction

Hugo is a static site generator that takes a bunch of template files and transforms them into files that a web browser can understand, like HTML, CSS and JS.

Hugo gives you full control over the site and how you build it, however in this post I will try to keep it short and simple by using a pre made theme that will do a lot of the heavy lifting for you. The only thing you will need to do is configure the theme as well as write a test post or two for testing.

Building the Container