A practical guide for deploying a locally developed Hugo site to Azure Static Web Apps using GitHub Actions.

Posting to Hugo is easy

So now the site exists. The theme is wired up. The local server is humming along on localhost:1313.

And then you hit the real question:

How do you actually post something?

This is where Hugo stops being “a static site generator” and starts being a habit. Writing posts is the entire point, so let’s document that workflow while it’s still fresh in my head.

No cloud, no deployment pipelines, no polish. Just creating content and seeing it live on a locally hosted Hugo site.

This is How It All Starts: Documenting My Hugo Odyssey

Hey there, fellow tinkerer. If you’re anything like me—a developer who’s spent too many late nights wrestling with bloated CMSes—you know the thrill of stripping things back to basics. Static sites? They’re the minimalist’s dream: fast, secure, and zero server-side drama. Today, I finally carved out time to dip my toes into Hugo, the Go-powered static site generator that’s been on my radar for years. No more excuses. This post is my raw, unfiltered log of the setup process. Think of it as a breadcrumb trail for anyone following in my footsteps. Let’s break it down, step by step, because if I’m doing this once, I might as well make it repeatable.