# getzola/zola

A fast static site generator in a single binary with everything built-in. https://www.getzola.org

Repository: https://github.com/getzola/zola
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zola
Homepage: https://www.getzola.org
Language: Rust
License: EUPL-1.2
License Family: copyleft
Topics: static, site-generator, rust, tera, static-site-generator, blog-engine, documentation-tool, cms, markdown, markdown-to-html, content-management-system
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:21:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3557, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 13, "gap_med": 10.5, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 17379, forks 1176 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:19.610039+00:00)

## What it is
Zola is a fast static site generator written in Rust that ships as a single self-contained binary with Sass compilation, syntax highlighting, search, and other features built in. It uses the Tera template engine and Markdown content to generate fully static sites for blogs, documentation, and landing pages.

## Use cases
- build a static blog from markdown files
- generate documentation site with no javascript dependencies
- create a fast personal website with a single binary tool
- host a knowledge base or wiki as static files
- build a multilingual static site
- deploy a static site to netlify or cloudflare pages
- replace hugo or jekyll with a rust-based site generator

## When to choose
- you want a zero-dependency single-binary static site generator
- you need built-in sass compilation and syntax highlighting without a node toolchain
- you want fast builds, with typical sites generated in under a second
- you prefer the tera template engine over go templates or liquid
- you want client-side search with no server or third-party service

## When to avoid
- you need dynamic server-side functionality, user accounts, or a database
- you require a large plugin or extension ecosystem like jekyll or eleventy
- you want deep javascript framework integration or component-based authoring
- you need advanced multilingual support beyond the current basic implementation
- you prefer writing templates in a language other than tera

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: static-site-generator, templating, markdown, search-engine, image-processing, cli
- domain: web-development, documentation, cms, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, cli, windows
- tags: blog-engine, sass-compilation, syntax-highlighting, tera-templates, multilingual, live-reload, single-binary, no-dependencies, jamstack, themes, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- getzola/zola (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:19.610039+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 2026-08-29T17:03:01.131174+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/getzola/zola (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:19.610039+00:00, sha 51002f7e8c56)
  - homepage: https://www.getzola.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:01:09.439163+00:00, sha f470d504bd17)
  - site_page: https://www.getzola.org/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T08:01:09.441669+00:00, sha 70c65fb3358d)
  - site_page: https://www.getzola.org/documentation/content/linking (fetched 2026-08-29T08:01:09.443442+00:00, sha 943ccf0b7437)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.