DocPad
Node.js static site generator that builds websites from files with layouts, metadata and plugins.
DocPad is a Node.js static site generator, first released in 2011, that builds websites from files with layouts, metadata and plugins. It stores content as plain files, with no database to install. Static output can be deployed to any web server, and its built-in server handles dynamic pages that change on each request.
Worth knowing
The project’s site says DocPad should be considered archived, and that its final releases wrapped up the project. The repository is not archived on GitHub, and the npm package is not deprecated.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
- Runs as
- Static files, Always on6
- Rendering
- Static output, On a server6
- Install with
- npm global install of docpad3
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-22: Status, links, Categories
docpad.bevry.me/ - 2026-10-22: links, Written in, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/docpad/docpad - 2026-10-22: links, Runtime, Install with
docpad.bevry.me/start - 2026-10-22: Maintainer, License
github.com/docpad/docpad/blob/master/LICENSE.md - 2026-10-22: Minimum runtime
registry.npmjs.org/docpad/latest - 2026-10-22: Content storage, Rendering, Runs as
github.com/docpad/docpad/blob/master/README.md - 2026-10-22: Current major version, Last release, First release
registry.npmjs.org/docpad - 2026-10-22: npm downloads a week
api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/docpad - 2026-10-22: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/docpad/docpad/contributors?anon=true&per_page=100 - 2026-10-25: Dependent repositories, Dependent packages
packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/docpad