Hexo
Hexo is a fast and simple blog roof based on Node.js. GitHub Flavored Markdown and Octopress offer add-on support. It allows distribution to platforms such as GitHub Pages or Heroku with one command.
Hexo
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- Build a new blog with command line tools and run it on the local server
- Using Markdown you quickly create a new article and generate static files
- You expand your site by choosing from hundreds of themes and plugins
- • NeutralHacker News
Hexo+: Autonomous Aerial Camera
“Easy to be less expensive when Hexo does not have a working prototype and are still in the hype stage. Kind of sad though that Airdog is going to get less funding(and less exposure) than Hexo, just because of lack of flashy marketing. Still, looks like both projects will get…”
- • NeutralHacker News
Hexo – A fast, simple and powerful blog framework
“There is no need for benchmarks, because presenting static files will always be faster than dynamic web apps like WordPress. Hexo (and Jekyll, Pelican, etc) pre-compile from Markdown to HTML which then gets served up as a static resource from the web server. On the other hand…”
Verified against README · Oct 26, 2026 · source