Welcome to HN Static Site Generator

Welcome to HN Static Site Generator! This is a simple, elegant static site generator built with Node.js that transforms your markdown files into a beautiful retro-styled website.

Features

This static site generator comes with many powerful features:

• Retro Design: Beautiful Apple System 6 inspired design using system.css
• Markdown Support: Write your content in markdown with extended features
• RSS Feed: Automatic RSS feed generation for your blog
• Sitemap: SEO-friendly sitemap generation
• Tags/Categories: Organize your posts with tags
• Draft Posts: Mark posts as drafts to hide them from publication
• Development Server: Built-in server for local preview
• Watch Mode: Auto-rebuild when files change
• Asset Management: Automatic copying of images and other assets

Getting Started

Writing Your First Post

Create a new markdown file in the content/ folder with front-matter:

---
title: My First Post
description: This is my first blog post
date: "2025-01-15"
tags: ["blog", "first-post"]
draft: false
---

Your content goes here...

Available Commands

• npm run build - Build your static site
• npm run serve - Start development server
• npm run dev - Watch for changes and auto-rebuild

Configuration

Edit src/config.js to customize your site:

• Blog name and description
• Author information
• Site URL for RSS and sitemap
• Output directories

Markdown Features

This generator supports many markdown features:

Code Highlighting

function greet(name) {
  console.log(`Hello, ${name}!`);
}

greet("World");

Tables

Task Lists

• Set up the generator
• Write first post
• Customize design
• Deploy to production

Keyboard Shortcuts

Press Ctrl+S to save or Cmd+Q to quit.

What’s Next?

Start writing your own posts and customize the configuration to make this site your own. Happy blogging!

This post was generated automatically as an example.