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This site is deployed using [Act Runners](https://docs.gitea.com/usage/actions/act-runner) using Hugo, [check the code out here](https://git.myco.systems/mycosystems/midtowndrafting.com), here is the status of the last deployment script: 

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## What is Hugo?

[Hugo is a static site generator](https://gohugo.io/); it takes in content in the form of [Markdown](https://www.markdownguide.org/) and uses a pre-configured theme to generate HTML from the markdown files. This makes development very fast and the site very lightweight.

## Why Hugo?

Mostly, we use it because of these two reasons:

1. **[Scalable](https://css-tricks.com/comparing-static-site-generator-build-times/#aa-the-results-are-in)**: With its speed and ease of use, Hugo can handle large websites with hundreds of pages without slowing down.
2. **[Free and Open Source](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo?tab=Apache-2.0-1-ov-file#readme)**: Hugo is completely free to use and open source, so you can customize it however you like or contribute back to the project if you feel inclined.

## License

The entire website is free for anyone to play with, including the theme used called [Hextra](https://github.com/imfing/hextra). The theme and modifications made to the theme are licensed under [MIT](https://mit-license.org/) and no content is witheld with copyright, all content on this website is compatible with CC0 (Public Domain)