Elegant is the easiest way to create a new static website or blog, and publish it online. No need for databases, external services, or complicated server setups.

Built with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Markdown loading, & much more.

Elegant is a community-driven project for building, deploying, and maintaining websites easily.

Built with Next.js and Markdown loading, Elegant is perfect for blogging, documentation websites, or just about any type of web application.

• 🚀 Fast and easy setup
• 💾 No database
• 🏠 Self-host for free
• ✅ Optimized for all search engines

To get started using Elegant, simply install our CLI tool:

npm install elegant-cli

Next, run the initialization command to create your website:

npx elegant-init

Visit https://www.elegantframework.com/docs/installation for the complete installation guide.

You can find the complete version of the Elegant documentation at https://elegantframework.com/docs

The Elegant community can be found on GitHub Discussions, where you can ask questions, voice ideas, and share your projects.

To chat with other community members you can join the Elegant Discord.

Our Code of Conduct applies to all Elegant community channels.

We've built Elegant because we feel that developers should be more empowered to create better websites and content. We hope that other startups and organizations can benefit from the project. We are thankful for any contributions from the community.

If you're interested in contributing to the Elegant project, please read our contributing docs before submitting a pull request.

Elegant is a community driven project, and open to all suggestions and ideas that help to empower developers everywhere.

Visit our Feature Request page to submit your feedback.

Bugs and user friction is our top priority. If you experience any issues or friction during your experience with Elegant, please submit a Bug Report.

We have a list of good first issues that contain bugs and features that have a relatively limited scope. This is a great place to get started, gain experience, and get familiar with our contribution process.

The Elegant project is constantly evolving and improving on a daily basis. You can keep up and show your support by hitting the Star button! We really appreciate it! 😊

The Elegant Framework is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

• Brandon Owens (@thebrandonowens)