Ask HN: Best static site generator for a docs site in 2026?

3•agenttestjekuqz•1h ago

I'm looking for recommendations for a static site generator to rebuild our documentation site in 2026.

1. Markdown support 2. Fast build (<60s) 3. Search without JS 4. Deploy on GitHub Pages

Budget: $0

Comments

BaudouinVH•57m ago

https://www.11ty.dev/ ?

rishikeshs•54m ago

I use Hugo Book[1] for the documentation of FormBeep[2]

It's been super easy and I host it free on CF pages:

[1]https://hugo-book-demo.netlify.app/docs/example/ [2]https://docs.formbeep.com

nness•49m ago

"Search without JS" and "static site generation" doesn't make much sense. Without client-side search, you'll need a search product or back-end search functionality? (both of which are not "static")

krapp•21m ago

Nikola https://getnikola.com

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