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title: Static site generator
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A **static site generator** is a program that takes source files (e.g. Markdown
documents, template files, images) and generates a [static site]({% link
static-site.md %}).

## History

## Examples

- Jekyll
- Hakyll

## External links

- [Static site generators focus on the wrong
  thing](http://blog.pankajmore.in/static-site-generators-focus-on-the-wrong-thing)