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title: Hugo Documentation
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description: Hugo is the world's fastest static website engine. It's written in Go (aka Golang) and developed by bep, spf13 and friends.
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A fast and flexible [static site generator] built with love by [bep], [spf13], and [friends] in [Go].

Hugo is optimized for speed and designed for flexibility. With its advanced templating system and fast asset pipelines, Hugo renders a complete site in seconds, often less.

[bep]: https://github.com/bep
[spf13]: https://github.com/spf13
[friends]: https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/graphs/contributors
[go]: https://go.dev/
[static site generator]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_site_generator

Below you will find some of the most common and helpful pages from our documentation.
