Learn what the site configuration file is and why it's an essential part of every Hugo project. Nate demonstrates how to update a few important configuration properties.
- [Instructor] Every Hugo project contains…a configuration file, usually called config.toml…at the top level of the project structure.…Since you just installed the minimalist theme,…you'll need to make a few changes…to your configuration file.…The easiest way to do this is to expand the themes folder…once again, find the example site folder,…and then find the config.toml file…inside of that example site folder.…I'll just select everything in here, copy this,…and then go to my top level config.toml file and paste.…
There's a few more updates I need to make.…There's a section here starting on line 11…going to this themes dir property.…I need to just delete all of this.…I'll also update the title of the site…to my awesome static site.…And for now I'm going to delete or comment out…this disqus short name property.…This property is used to enable comments on the site,…but we don't need that right now.…At the bottom of this configuration file,…there's a few social related properties.…
I'll update these to include my actual Twitter handle.…
Author
Nate Barbettini
Released
12/14/2018- Advantages of static sites
- Installing Hugo and Git
- Creating a new Hugo site
- Building a new website
- Adding posts, pages, and static content
- Publishing your static site
- Deploying via FTP, AWS, and Netlify
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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1. How Static Sites Work
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How static sites work1m 55s
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Advantages of static sites1m 20s
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Choosing a static site tool2m 13s
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2. Set Up Hugo
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Why Hugo?43s
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Install Hugo46s
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Install Git29s
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Create a new Hugo site1m 49s
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Add a Hugo theme1m 29s
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The site configuration file1m 58s
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3. Build a Website
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Add a post1m 52s
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Add a page2m 17s
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Add static content2m 45s
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Customize the error page1m 28s
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Generate the site files1m 41s
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4. Prepare for Publishing
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Set up GitHub1m 46s
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Set up Travis CI3m 24s
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5. Deploy via FTP
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Deploy via FTP overview2m 2s
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Set up Node and npm1m 40s
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Connect to the server7m 21s
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Collect the local files4m 51s
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Upload the site content2m 43s
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FTP next steps1m 2s
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6. Deploy to AWS
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Deploy to AWS overview1m 53s
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Set up Amazon S31m 54s
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Set up Amazon CloudFront4m 8s
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Configure DNS1m 24s
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Define an AWS user3m 24s
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Deploy to AWS with Travis CI4m 16s
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7. Deploy with Netlify
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Conclusion
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Deployment recap32s
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Next steps33s
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