# jekyll/jekyll

:globe_with_meridians: Jekyll is a blog-aware static site generator in Ruby

Repository: https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jekyll
Homepage: https://jekyllrb.com
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ruby, jekyll, static-site-generator, blog-engine, markdown, liquid
Last push: 2026-08-03T17:55:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 28, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6526, "days_push": 30, "days_rel": 581, "gap_med": 66.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 51654, forks 10300 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:11.902822+00:00)

## What it is
Jekyll is a blog-aware static site generator written in Ruby that transforms Markdown and Liquid templates into complete static websites. It powers GitHub Pages and requires no database, making it ideal for blogs, documentation, and personal or project sites.

## Use cases
- generate a static blog from markdown files
- host a personal site on GitHub Pages
- build project or organization documentation sites
- convert plain text content into a deployable website
- create a blog with permalinks, categories, and posts
- migrate an existing blog to a static site
- preview a site locally with live reload while writing

## When to choose
- you want a simple, database-free static site or blog
- you host on GitHub Pages, which natively supports Jekyll
- you prefer writing content in Markdown with Liquid templating
- you want a mature, well-documented generator with a large theme/plugin ecosystem

## When to avoid
- you need dynamic server-side features like user accounts or comments without third-party services
- you prefer JavaScript-based tooling or React/Vue component workflows
- you need very fast incremental builds for very large sites
- you don't want to install Ruby and its toolchain

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: static-site-generator, templating, markdown, cli
- domain: web-development, documentation, cms, developer-tools
- platform: ruby, cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: blog-engine, liquid-templates, github-pages, static-websites, front-matter, file-based-cms, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- jekyll/jekyll (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:11.902822+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 2026-08-29T16:19:45.208466+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:11.902822+00:00, sha c782fc78f4a8)
  - homepage: https://jekyllrb.com (fetched 2026-08-28T18:09:18.498257+00:00, sha a301c7df63b2)
  - site_page: https://jekyllrb.com/docs/ (fetched 2026-08-28T18:09:18.500745+00:00, sha 5a8cbb309974)
  - site_page: https://jekyllrb.com/docs/usage/ (fetched 2026-08-28T18:09:18.502298+00:00, sha 88ced800fdb2)
  - site_page: https://jekyllrb.com/docs/templates/ (fetched 2026-08-28T18:09:18.503742+00:00, sha 13d04ca15538)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/jekyll (fetched 2026-08-28T18:09:18.505189+00:00, sha e694c6fa2e37)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.