Hugo (Docs)
A hugo + Books template = generating documentation
hugo-mydocs
railtools/hugo-mydocs
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Deploy and Host Hugo (Docs) on Railway
A minimal Hugo static site using the Hugo Book theme, optimized for clean documentation with tree-structured navigation, multi-language support, and dark mode. Built with Hugo extended and served with Caddy.
About Hosting Hugo (Docs)
This template installs Hugo and uses the Hugo Book theme specifically designed for documentation sites. Features automatic menu generation from content structure, mobile-friendly design, and zero initial configuration. Build process uses --baseURL=${RAILWAY_PUBLIC_DOMAIN} and serves static files via Caddy with Hugo Modules support for seamless Railway deployment.
Common Use Cases
- Technical documentation with structured navigation
- API reference guides with clean layout
- Project documentation with multi-language support
- Knowledge bases with search and categorization
Dependencies for Hugo (Docs) Hosting
- Hugo Extended (v0.146 or higher)
- Caddy (for static file serving)
- Go (for Hugo installation)
Deployment Dependencies
Why Deploy Hugo (Docs) on Railway?
Railway is a singular platform to deploy your infrastructure stack. Railway will host your infrastructure so you don't have to deal with configuration, while allowing you to vertically and horizontally scale it.
By deploying Hugo (Docs) on Railway, you are one step closer to supporting a complete full-stack application with minimal burden. Host your servers, databases, AI agents, and more on Railway.
Template Content
hugo-mydocs
railtools/hugo-mydocs
