# Fornax

Scriptable static site generator that defines page layouts in F# scripts.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/fornax/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-23
Listed since: 2026-10-23

## Record

### Links

- home: https://ionide.io/Tools/fornax.html
- repository: https://github.com/ionide/Fornax
- docs: https://ionide.io/Tools/fornax.html

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Lambda Factory
- maintainerType: unknown
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2019
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: ssg
- hosting: static
- language: fsharp
- runtime: dotnet
- runtimeMin: unknown
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: unknown
- databases: unknown
- adminUi: unknown
- headlessApi: unknown
- templating: F# DSL
- i18n: unknown

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: static, local
- renderingModes: static
- installMethod: dotnet tool install fornax -g

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 0
- latestReleaseDate: 2025-11-09

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 256
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: 34
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://ionide.io/Tools/fornax.html (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/ionide/Fornax (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://ionide.io/Tools/fornax.html (read 2026-10-23)
- maintainer: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ionide/Fornax/master/LICENSE.md (read 2026-10-23)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/ionide/Fornax (read 2026-10-23)
- runtime: https://ionide.io/Tools/fornax.html (read 2026-10-23)
- category: https://ionide.io/Tools/fornax.html (read 2026-10-23)
- templating: https://ionide.io/Tools/fornax.html (read 2026-10-23)
- renderingModes: https://ionide.io/Tools/fornax.html (read 2026-10-23)
- runsAs: https://ionide.io/Tools/fornax.html (read 2026-10-23)
- runsAs: https://ionide.io/Tools/fornax.html (read 2026-10-23)
- installMethod: https://ionide.io/Tools/fornax.html (read 2026-10-23)
- license: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ionide/Fornax/master/LICENSE.md (read 2026-10-23)
- licenseModel: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ionide/Fornax/master/LICENSE.md (read 2026-10-23)
- firstRelease: https://api.github.com/repos/ionide/Fornax/releases (read 2026-10-23)
- currentMajor: https://api.github.com/repos/ionide/Fornax/releases (read 2026-10-23)
- latestReleaseDate: https://api.github.com/repos/ionide/Fornax/releases (read 2026-10-23)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/ionide/Fornax (read 2026-10-23)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/ionide/Fornax/contributors?per_page=1 (read 2026-10-23)

## Notes

Fornax is a scriptable static site generator that defines its page layouts with a type-safe F# DSL. It runs as a global .NET tool. The `fornax build` command writes the generated site to a `_public` folder, and `fornax watch` starts a small local webserver that hosts the site and recompiles it when files change.

The Ionide documentation page for Fornax says the page itself was built with Fornax.

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