How I Built My Personal Website with Hugo, GitHub Pages, and a Custom Domain

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 13:58:33 -0600

After some research and trial-and-error, I successfully built and deployed my personal website using the Hugo static site generator, a minimalist theme called Terminal, GitHub Pages for hosting, and my own domain from Porkbun. Here’s how I did it:

Step 1: I Installed Hugo

I installed Hugo on my local machine using Homebrew (macOS) or apt (Linux). It was easy to verify with hugo version.

Step 2: I Created a New Site

I ran hugo new site myblog to scaffold a new site, then added the Terminal theme as a submodule.

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How I Built My Personal Website with Hugo, GitHub Pages, and a Custom Domain

Step 1: I Installed Hugo

Step 2: I Created a New Site