Sita is a static site generator.
Sita aims to be simpler than other static site generators, such as Astro, Eleventy, Jekyll, Hugo, Zola, etc.
Sita aims to be simple for simple needs:
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Sita uses simple default settings to get you up and running.
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For example Sita can process one file from Markdown into HTML, without needing any special setup or any custom configuration.
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Sita can use front matter variables via HTML, JSON, TOML, YAML.
Sita is currently being developed:
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We're using Sita for real-world work.
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We welcome help and constructive feedback.
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You can open a GitHub issue or contact us at [email protected].
Sīta is an earth goddess who blesses the land with good crops. In the Vedic period, she was one of the goddesses associated with fertility.
The word Sīta is a poetic term that signifies fertility and blessings coming from agriculture.
Get the Sita help introduction:
sita --help
Create a file template.html with this text:
<html>
<head>
<title>{{ title }}</title>
<body>
{{{ content }}}
</body>
</html>Create a file example.md with this text:
# lorem ipsum
dolor sit ametRun Sita:
sita --template template.html --input example.md --output example.htmlThe result is the file example.html with this text:
<html>
<head>
<title>lorem ipsum</title>
<body>
dolor sit amet
</body>
</html>What happens:
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Sita automatically sets the
{{ title }}variable by using the input file's first headline. -
Sita automatically sets the
{{ content }}variable by using the entire input file. -
Sita renders the template with the variables, and outputs the output file.
Features:
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Compile from a typical Markdown file into a typical HTML web page.
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Front matter can use HTML, JSON, TOML, YAML, or Markdown. More…
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State variables can be set via matter or command line options. More…
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Templating uses Handlebars. More template engines in the plan. More…
Features that we'd like to add if developers want to help or patrons want to fund: sections, pagination, taxonomies, feeds, sitemap, robots.txt, 404 error page, archive, etc.