zola (né Gutenberg) by getzola
A fast static site generator in a single binary with everything built-in. https://www.getzola.org
About zola (né Gutenberg)
From the project's README at github.com/getzola/zola. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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A fast static site generator in a single binary with everything built-in.
To find out more see the Zola Documentation, look in the docs/content folder of this repository or visit the Zola community forum.
This tool and its template engine tera were born from an intense dislike of the (insane) Golang template engine and therefore of Hugo that I was using before for 6+ sites. List of features Single binary Syntax highlighting Sass compilation Assets co-location Multilingual site support (Basic currently) Image processing Themes [Shortcodes](https://ww
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 17k | github.com/getzola/zola |
| GitHub forks | 1.1k | github.com/getzola/zola |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 6 | zola |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 9.4 years | since Dec 2016 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 53 | last: 4 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
GHSA-xvv9-5j67-3rpq. What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host zola (né Gutenberg)?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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