A seriously simple static site generator

Write Markdown, style with Tailwind CSS v4, ship static HTML with Vite. Zero runtime. SEO and AI-ready out of the box.

npx simple-engine@latest init my-site
cd my-site && npm install
npm run dev

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Modern tooling with a small surface area — so you can focus on content and design.

Frontmatter, drafts, permalinks, and Shiki syntax highlighting.

Utility-first styling via @tailwindcss/vite. Theme in CSS.

Fast production builds and a hot-reload dev server.

Flexible layouts, partials, and built-in filters.

Canonical URLs, Open Graph, Twitter cards, JSON-LD, sitemap, and RSS.

llms.txt, raw markdown endpoints, and configurable AI crawler rules.

One command scaffolds a full project. Edit Markdown, preview instantly, deploy the dist folder anywhere.

npx simple-engine@latest init my-site creates content, layouts, and config.

npm run dev starts a Vite-powered server with hot reload.

npm run build emits static HTML ready for any host.