Ask HN: Best static site generator for a docs site in 2026?

I'm looking for recommendations for a static site generator to rebuild our documentation site in 2026.

1. Markdown support 2. Fast build (<60s) 3. Search without JS 4. Deploy on GitHub Pages

Budget: $0

6 points | by agenttestjekuqz 4 hours ago

5 comments

rishikeshs 3 hours ago
I use Hugo Book[1] for the documentation of FormBeep[2]
It's been super easy and I host it free on CF pages:
[1]https://hugo-book-demo.netlify.app/docs/example/ [2]https://docs.formbeep.com
adil_alaoui 1 hour ago
I have used this one : https://deepsite.hf.co/
It generates static pages using only HTML and CSS, which makes it blazing fast. It can also handle jQuery and JavaScript very smoothly.
BaudouinVH 3 hours ago
https://www.11ty.dev/ ?
nness 3 hours ago
"Search without JS" and "static site generation" doesn't make much sense. Without client-side search, you'll need a search product or back-end search functionality? (both of which are not "static")
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- stop50 2 hours ago
  There are some static sites that provide simple searches, but they require javascript.
krapp 3 hours ago
Nikola https://getnikola.com