What is this?
Zola is a fast static site generator: it turns your Markdown content into a complete static website, shipped as one self-contained binary with everything built in.
Zola is a fast static site generator: it turns your Markdown content into a complete static website, shipped as one self-contained binary with everything built in.So is this a tool I run on my own machine, or a hosted service?It is a local command-line tool: you run the single binary on your computer to build the site — there is no server, account or runtime to sign up for.
It is a local command-line tool: you run the single binary on your computer to build the site — there is no server, account or runtime to sign up for.How do I get a site going with it?Install the binary for your OS (the installation guide is on getzola.org), create a site, and build it. Full documentation lives on the site and in the docs/content folder of this repository.
Install the binary for your OS (the installation guide is on getzola.org), create a site, and build it. Full documentation lives on the site and in the docs/content folder of this repository.My site needs two languages — how solid is multilingual support?Multilingual sites are supported, but the README labels it basic for now, so expect the essentials rather than mature i18n tooling.
Multilingual sites are supported, but the README labels it basic for now, so expect the essentials rather than mature i18n tooling.Is it open source, and is there a catch in the license?Yes, but it is layered: code introduced after version 0.22 is licensed under EUPL-1.2, while older code remains under the MIT License even in later versions.
Yes, but it is layered: code introduced after version 0.22 is licensed under EUPL-1.2, while older code remains under the MIT License even in later versions.Do I have to design the site from scratch?No — themes are a built-in feature, so you can start from an existing theme and adjust it instead of writing all the templates yourself.
No — themes are a built-in feature, so you can start from an existing theme and adjust it instead of writing all the templates yourself.Will it tell me if my links break?Yes, an external link checker is built in, and internal links are supported too, which helps keep a growing site consistent.
Yes, an external link checker is built in, and internal links are supported too, which helps keep a growing site consistent.Is there a live preview while I write?Yes — live reload is built in, so the running site refreshes as you edit instead of forcing a manual rebuild every time.
Yes — live reload is built in, so the running site refreshes as you edit instead of forcing a manual rebuild every time.What are similar projects?hugo, gridea, buildawesome, jekyll-theme-chirpy, react-static, NotionNext, decap-cms, tailwind-nextjs-starter-blog
hugo, gridea, buildawesome, jekyll-theme-chirpy, react-static, NotionNext, decap-cms, tailwind-nextjs-starter-blogWhich topics is it in?blog-engine, jamstack, static, content-management-system, documentation-tool, sass, cms, syntax-highlighting, static-site-generator, themes, template, search
blog-engine, jamstack, static, content-management-system, documentation-tool, sass, cms, syntax-highlighting, static-site-generator, themes, template, search