Marmite

Marmite [Markdown makes sites] is a very! simple static site generator.

I'm a big user of other SSGs but it is frequently frustrating that it takes so much setup to get started.
Just having a directory of markdown files and running a single command sounds really useful.
— Michael, marmite user.

How it works

It does "one" simple thing only:

• Reads all .md files on the input directory.
• Using CommonMark parse it to HTML content.
• Extract optional metadata from frontmatter or filename.
• Generated html file for each page (templates are customizable).
• Outputs the rendered static site to the output folder.

It also handles generating or copying static/ media/ to the output dir.

Installation

Install with cargo

Or download the pre-built binary from the releases

Usage

~It's simple, really!

$ marmite folder_with_markdown_files path_to_generated_site
Site generated at path_to_generated_site/

CLI

❯ marmite --help
Marmite is the easiest static site generator.

Usage: marmite [OPTIONS] <INPUT_FOLDER> <OUTPUT_FOLDER>

Arguments:
  <INPUT_FOLDER>   Input folder containing markdown files
  <OUTPUT_FOLDER>  Output folder to generate the site

Options:
      --serve            Serve the site with a built-in HTTP server
      --watch            Detect changes and rebuild the site automatically
      --bind <BIND>      Address to bind the server [default: localhost:8000]
      --config <CONFIG>  Path to custom configuration file [default: marmite.yaml]
      --debug            Print debug messages
      --init-templates   Initialize templates in the project
      --start-theme      Initialize a theme with templates and static assets
  -h, --help             Print help
  -V, --version          Print version

Getting started

Read a tutorial on how to get started https://rochacbruno.github.io/marmite/getting-started.html and create your blog in minutes.

Docs

Read more on how to customize templates, add comments etc on https://rochacbruno.github.io/marmite/

That's all!

Marmite is very simple.

If this simplicity does not suit your needs, there are other awesome static site generators.

Here are some that I recommend:

• Cobalt
• Zola