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When it comes to creating websites, there is a ludicrous amount of tools available.
They range from full blown content management solutions like Drupal over
When it comes to creating websites, there is a ludicrous number of tools available.
They range from full-blown content management solutions like Drupal to
desktop solutions like Google Web Designer to Cloud Hosted Website solutions
like WIX to more programmer focused approaches like Jekyll which generate
websites out of templates and markdown files.
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## Lektor is Static
Lektor learned from the huge range of static file generators like Jekyll,
Pelican, Hugo, Middleman and many more about the values of generating a
Pelican, Hugo, Middleman and many more about the value of generating a
completely static website. This means that unlike WordPress or similar
solutions it does not run on a server, but your local computer (or a build
server) and generates out static HTML that can be uploaded to any web server
or content distribution platform like S3 with CloudFront.
server), and generates static HTML that can be uploaded to any web server or
content distribution platform like S3 with CloudFront.
Why go static? Because the vast, vast majority of websites will be read many
more times than they will update. This is crucial because dynamic does not
come for free. It needs server resources and because program code is running
there it needs to be kept up to date for to ensure there are no security
problems that are left unpatched. Also when a website gets a sudden spike
of traffic a static website will stay up for longer on the same server than
a dynamic one that needs to execute code.
more times than they will be updated. This is crucial because dynamic content
does not come for free. It needs server resources and because program code is
running there it needs to be kept up to date for to ensure there are no security
problems that are left unpatched. Also when a website gets a sudden spike of
traffic a static website will stay up for longer on the same server than a
dynamic one that needs to execute code.
Sure, there are some things you cannot do on a static website, but those
Sure, there are some things you cannot do on a static website, but those are not
things you would not use Lektor for. For small dynamic sections, JavaScript
and pairing up with other services is a good solution.
paired up with other services is a good solution.
<img src="static.png" alt="" class="screenshot">
## Lektor is a CMS
However Lektor also takes from content management systems like WordPress
and provides a flexible browser based admin interface from which you can
edit your website's contents. Unlike traditional CMS solutions however it
However, Lektor also takes from content management systems like WordPress
and provides a flexible browser-based admin interface from which you can
edit your website's contents. Unlike traditional CMS solutions, however, it
runs entirely on your own computer.
This means you can give a Lektor website to people that have no understanding
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## Lektor is a Framework
Lastly however Lektor learns from experience in writing web frameworks. Lektor
Lastly, Lektor learns from experience in writing web frameworks. Lektor
is much more than a website generator because it is based on a very flexible
internal flat file database which can be used to model any website content.
Unlike static blog generators which are based on some markdown content and