# Gostatic

Static site generator written in Go that re-renders only the pages affected by a change, configured through a Makefile-style file.


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

## Record

### Links

- repository: https://github.com/sansolovyov/gostatic
- docs: https://github.com/sansolovyov/gostatic/blob/master/README.md

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Alexander Solovyov
- maintainerType: individual
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2014
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: ssg
- hosting: static
- language: go
- runtime: binary
- runtimeMin: unknown
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: flat-file
- databases: unknown
- adminUi: unknown
- headlessApi: unknown
- templating: go templates
- i18n: unknown

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: static
- renderingModes: static
- installMethod: binary download from the releases page

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: ISC

### Releases

- currentMajor: 2
- latestReleaseDate: 2023-02-28

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 440
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: 22
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/sansolovyov/gostatic (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://github.com/sansolovyov/gostatic/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- category: https://github.com/sansolovyov/gostatic/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- maintainer: https://github.com/sansolovyov/gostatic/blob/master/LICENSE (read 2026-10-23)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/sansolovyov/gostatic (read 2026-10-23)
- runtime: https://github.com/sansolovyov/gostatic/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- installMethod: https://github.com/sansolovyov/gostatic/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- installMethod: https://github.com/sansolovyov/gostatic/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- contentStore: https://github.com/sansolovyov/gostatic/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- renderingModes: https://github.com/sansolovyov/gostatic/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- runsAs: https://github.com/sansolovyov/gostatic/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- templating: https://github.com/sansolovyov/gostatic/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- license: https://api.github.com/repos/sansolovyov/gostatic (read 2026-10-23)
- licenseModel: https://github.com/sansolovyov/gostatic/blob/master/LICENSE (read 2026-10-23)
- firstRelease: https://api.github.com/repos/sansolovyov/gostatic/releases?per_page=100 (read 2026-10-23)
- currentMajor: https://api.github.com/repos/sansolovyov/gostatic/releases?per_page=100 (read 2026-10-23)
- latestReleaseDate: https://api.github.com/repos/sansolovyov/gostatic/releases?per_page=100 (read 2026-10-23)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/sansolovyov/gostatic (read 2026-10-23)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/sansolovyov/gostatic/contributors (read 2026-10-23)

## Notes

Gostatic is a static site generator written in Go that re-renders only the pages affected by a change. Its configuration uses Makefile-style syntax, its templates are Go templates, and site sources are files in a `src` directory. The [README](https://github.com/sansolovyov/gostatic/blob/master/README.md) describes a single binary with no run-time dependencies, downloaded from the releases page, and gives `go get` as the way to compile it from source.

## Worth knowing

The README also describes an HTTP server and watcher that render changes instantly. The generated content is what gets deployed.

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