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Gojekyll

Partially Jekyll-compatible static site generator written in Go, with build and serve commands and live reload.

Gojekyll is a partially Jekyll-compatible static site generator written in Go. The build command writes the site to a static output directory, and serve generates pages on the fly without writing files, reloading the browser when files change. Its templates use Liquid. The README says the project implements Jekyll as its documentation describes, without porting Jekyll’s source, and lists pagination and the plugin system as missing.

Worth knowing

Sass handling needs dart-sass on the PATH, and using a theme needs Ruby and bundler.

Identity

Status
Active
Maintainer
Oliver Steele3
Maintained by
Individual
First release
20174

Rendering and deploy

Runs as
Static files, Dev only2
Rendering
Static output2
Install with
docker2

Releases

Current major version
Pre-1.04
Last release
2026-02-274

Adoption

GitHub stars
3931
Contributors
85

Why these figures do not compare

Sources

  1. 2026-10-23: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars
    api.github.com/repos/osteele/gojekyll
  2. 2026-10-23: links, Categories, Runtime, Install with, Templating, Rendering, Runs as
    github.com/osteele/gojekyll/blob/main/README.md
  3. 2026-10-23: Maintainer, License model
    raw.githubusercontent.com/osteele/gojekyll/main/LICENSE
  4. 2026-10-23: First release, Current major version, Last release
    api.github.com/repos/osteele/gojekyll/releases
  5. 2026-10-23: Contributors
    api.github.com/repos/osteele/gojekyll/contributors

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