Installing Hugo
Create static website and deploy it to GitHub
Hugo is a fast and modern static site generator written in Go (Hugo, 2023), which is used to build content-focused, fast websites (Khan, 2022). Steps to install Hugo, set environment variables, and create a shortcut for it are presented in brief.
Download
Visit Hugo releases https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases
The newest version is v0.118.2, which is released about 2 weeks ago. Scroll down to find files to download.
Click Show all 23 assets.
Choose hugo_extended_0.118.2_windows_amd64.zip
file and click it to download.
Save it with suggested name.
The file is saved to Downloads
folder.
Install
Go to C:\
with File Explorer.
Create new folder named Hugo
.
Visit again Downloads
folder and click hugo_extended_0.118.2_windows_amd64.zip
to open the file.
Select all with CTRL+A and copy all files with CTRL+C. Goto C:\Hugo
.
Paste the files using CTRL+V.
Wait for the copying process.
Now all files are ready in C:\Hugo
.
Path
In order hugo.exe
can be called from everywhere, it should be added to Windows path. Press Windows key and type environment variables and click Open.
Click Environment Variables… button.
Select Path and click Edit Button.
Click New button.
Type C:\Hugo
and click OK button.
Click OK button.
Again, click OK button to close.
Shortcut
Go to Downloads
folder.
Right click and choose New, and select Shortcut.
Type cmd
for Windows Command Processor, abbreviated CMD, and click Next.
Change the name to Hugo
, since it will be used to called hugo.exe
.
Click Finish button.
Right click and choose Properties.
Delete Start in value and leave it empty.
Click OK button.
Double click the shortcut to open CMD.
Type hugo version
and press Enter key.
It is showing the version of installed Hugo.
What’s next
Now you can copy and paste the shortcut hugo.lnk
to any folder you will use Hugo to create static web, which is easier than to open cmd
from Windows menu.