Cogear.JS — modern static website generator (Node.JS/Webpack)

Cogear.JS is a static websites generator built with Node.JS (9.x or higher) and based on Webpack (v4.6).It's inspired by Jekyll and others, but built on the top of the latest frontend technologies.Provides awesome hot reloading experience in development mode.​https://ift.tt/2ONnxSR video on YouTubeFeatures🖥 Modern stack of technologiesBuild modern static websites with bundled scripts and styles.Rapidly prototype and instantly deploy to the server.Use any modern frontend stack (webpack bundled) – Vue.JS, React, Angular, Ember, etc.🚀 Blazing fast and reliablePerforms nearly 1.000 pages per second (depends on the pages content and raw computer processor power).Server can handle thousands requests per second to serve static files (even on tiny VPS).📦 For any hostingDoesn't requires any database (data stored in flat files) and works with any hosting (as it produces static html and assets files).🚚 Deploy built inCreate a preset and update your site to the server via FTP, SFTP or even rsync.🔓 Secure. No updates neededJust forget about annoying regular updates from usual CMS.It's 100% secure for hacking because there is no backend after being deployed to the server.🌏Free. Open SourcedUse it for free. For any needs. Forever.Github Pages (or any similar project) you can host generated site for free.What it can be used for:Rapid site prototypingPortfolio siteCompany siteProduct sitePersonal blogArtist or musician siteAny site that has admin-generated content.Multi-user content management can be provided via Github. Just store your source in the repository, accept pull-requests from other users and build a site after commits (can be automated).Using Firebase or any other backend, written in any lang (PHP, Ruby, Python, Node.JS) or even with CMS like a WordPress, with help of modern frontend technologies like Vue.JS or React, it can be turned into more dynamic site like e-commerce, products catalog and so on.What it cannot be used for:ForumSocial networkChatOr any other site type with great amount of user-generated content which relies on heavily database usage and dynamically generated pages.Of course you can try, but it has to be modern SPA which handles data from dedicated API.RequirementsYou have Node.JS (9.x or higher) and NPM (usually comes together) to be installed.Download and install.The latest version (v10.9.0) is recommended.You can also use Yarn instead of NPM.Cogear.JS runs on:MacLinuxWindowsYou may want to use awesome VSCode editor.InstallationInstallation video on YouTubeUsageGo to the directory where all your local sites are hosted.$ cd ~/Sites Create a new site via command:$ cogear new site.io # where "site" is your site folder name How to create a new site?After that go to site directory:$ cd ~/Sites/site.io And start up Cogear.JS in development or production mode (learn more).$ cogear # run in development mode with hot-reload – by default $ cogear production # build a site and run local server Next time we will dive deeply into the workflow.Github repository: https://ift.tt/2zxcWGD site: https://ift.tt/2ONnztX https://ift.tt/2zxcHeH

Submitted September 26, 2018 at 09:22PM by CogearJS