middleman/middleman

Health v2 · maintenance only

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7110 stars · 752 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Middleman is a Ruby-based static site generator that provides templating (ERb, Haml), Sass support, and a live preview server for building fast static websites. It compiles source files into production-ready HTML/CSS/JS deployable to any CDN or static host.

Use cases

• build a static website with Ruby
• generate static HTML from Haml or ERb templates
• compile Sass stylesheets into CSS for a static site
• preview a static site locally with a dev server
• deploy a fast static frontend to a CDN
• create a marketing site or blog without a backend

When to choose

• you prefer Ruby tooling for static site generation
• you want Sass, Haml, and flexible templating out of the box
• you need a standalone frontend decoupled from a backend API
• you want a simple build command producing deployable static files

When to avoid

• you want a JavaScript-based ecosystem like Next.js, Gatsby, or Astro
• you need server-side rendering or dynamic runtime behavior
• you prefer content-first blogging with a large theme ecosystem
• you need a generator with very frequent releases and active development

Facets

framework · maturity maintenance

static-site-generator templating cli web-framework web-development frontend web-design developer-tools ruby cli cross-platform windows static-site-generator sass haml erb asset-pipeline preview-server ruby-gem jekyll-alternative macos linux

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