# 11ty/buildawesome

A simpler site generator. Transforms a directory of templates (of varying types) into HTML.

Repository: https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/buildawesome
Homepage: https://build.awesome.me/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: static-site-generator, documentation-tool, javascript, blog-engine, templates, eleventy
Last push: 2026-08-25T19:10:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3201, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 92, "gap_med": 21, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 19862, forks 588 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:29.334595+00:00)

## What it is
Build Awesome (Eleventy) is a simpler JavaScript-based static site generator that transforms a directory of templates (HTML, Markdown, Liquid, Nunjucks, and more) into HTML. It is a zero-runtime alternative to Jekyll with a plugin system, dev server with live reload, and support for many template languages.

## Use cases
- build a static blog from markdown files
- generate a documentation site from templates
- create a fast static website with no client-side JavaScript runtime
- migrate a Jekyll site to a JavaScript toolchain
- build a personal portfolio site with layouts and collections
- generate HTML pages from multiple template languages like Nunjucks and Liquid

## When to choose
- you want a zero-runtime, fast static site with simple markdown content
- you prefer JavaScript/Node.js tooling over Ruby-based Jekyll
- you need flexible template language support and a plugin ecosystem
- you want live-reload dev server and quick builds for blogs or docs

## When to avoid
- you need a fully dynamic server-rendered application with a backend runtime
- you want an all-in-one framework with built-in client-side interactivity like Next.js
- your team prefers Ruby, Go, or other non-JavaScript static site generators

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: static-site-generator, templating, cli, documentation, markdown
- domain: web-development, frontend, documentation, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: eleventy, 11ty, jekyll-alternative, blog-engine, zero-runtime, nunjucks, liquid, live-reload, jamstack, nodejs

## Member repositories
- 11ty/buildawesome (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:29.334595+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:59:25.015789+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:29.334595+00:00, sha cd7d0ac4aad8)
  - homepage: https://build.awesome.me/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:29.447096+00:00, sha c98c454d6847)
  - site_page: https://build.awesome.me/docs/javascript-runtime (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:29.469860+00:00, sha f8e29b507ab9)
  - site_page: https://build.awesome.me/docs/cjs-esm (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:29.472009+00:00, sha fc597c1787f1)
  - site_page: https://build.awesome.me/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:29.456887+00:00, sha 6e752883f286)
  - site_page: https://build.awesome.me/docs/community (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:29.459446+00:00, sha 8f1545099aa8)
  - site_page: https://build.awesome.me/docs/versions (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:29.461484+00:00, sha b705a8ce6ba9)
  - site_page: https://build.awesome.me/docs/performance (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:29.463550+00:00, sha 4abab4e2a988)
  - site_page: https://build.awesome.me/docs/glossary (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:29.465348+00:00, sha d2a3f929eff4)
  - site_page: https://build.awesome.me/docs/terminal-window (fetched 2026-08-29T07:58:29.467752+00:00, sha f1ae0707d86a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.