The OpenTelemetry website (https://opentelemetry.io/) is built using Hugo, a popular open-source static site generator. Hugo is written in Go and is known for its speed and flexibility. The OpenTelemetry project uses Hugo to generate its documentation and website content.
Hugo offers several options for building websites, including different themes, content organization, and configuration settings. Here are some possible options with examples:
- Themes: Hugo has a large selection of pre-built themes that can be used to quickly set up a website. The OpenTelemetry website uses the “hugo-universal-theme” theme, which is a flexible and customizable theme. Here’s an example of how to use this theme in a Hugo project:
$ git clone https://github.com/opentelemetry/opentelemetry.io.git
$ cd opentelemetry.io
$ hugo server -t hugo-universal-theme
- Content Organization: Hugo uses a file-based content management system, where content is organized in a hierarchical file structure. The OpenTelemetry website uses a “content” directory to store its documentation and other content. Here’s an example of how to add a new page to the website:
$ cd opentelemetry.io
$ echo "Hello, World!" > content/new-page.md
$ hugo server
- Configuration Settings: Hugo allows for custom configuration settings through a “config.toml” file. The OpenTelemetry website uses this file to set site parameters, such as the title, language, and theme. Here’s an example of how to set the site title in the “config.toml” file:
baseurl = "/"
languageCode = "en-us"
title = "OpenTelemetry"
theme = "hugo-universal-theme"
In addition to Hugo, the OpenTelemetry project uses several other technologies and dependencies, such as Netlify CLI, Prettier, Textlint, Markdown-link-check, Gulp, PostCSS-CLI, Autoprefixer, Markdownlint, and Cspell. These tools help with building, testing, and deploying the website.
For more information on the OpenTelemetry project and its use of Hugo, you can refer to the following resources:
- OpenTelemetry website: https://opentelemetry.io/
- OpenTelemetry GitHub repository: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/
- Hugo website: https://gohugo.io/
- Netlify CLI documentation: https://docs.netlify.com/cli/get-started/
- Prettier documentation: https://prettier.io/docs/en/index.html
- Textlint documentation: https://textlint.github.io/textlint/
- Markdown-link-check documentation: https://github.com/tcort/markdown-link-check
- Gulp documentation: https://gulpjs.com/docs/en/getting-started/quick-start
- PostCSS-CLI documentation: https://github.com/postcss/postcss-cli
- Autoprefixer documentation: https://autoprefixer.github.io/
- Markdownlint documentation: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint
- Cspell documentation: https://github.com/streetsidesoftware/cspell
