Veta

Veta is a static site generator that combines JavaScript page generators, templates, arbitrary data sources, components, filters, Markdown rendering, themes, and embedded Tailwind CSS into a single binary and easy to use CLI.

Installation

Select the method that best fits your workflow.

Platform	Method	Command
Linux / macOS	Shell	curl -fsSL https://get.varavel.com/veta | sh
Linux / macOS	Homebrew	brew install varavelio/tap/veta
Windows	PowerShell	irm https://get.varavel.com/veta.ps1 | iex
Any	NPM (local)	npm install --save-dev @varavel/veta
Any	NPM (global)	npm install --global @varavel/veta
Any	Docker	docker run --rm varavel/veta
Any	Manual	Download binaries

For version pinning, prereleases, npm usage, and manual installs, see the complete installation guide.

Usage

Create a starter project:

veta init my-site

Build a site from the current project:

veta build

Start the local development server with live reload:

veta dev

Build with an explicit config file:

veta build --config path/to/veta.yaml

Project Structure

Veta projects can contain:

• veta.yaml for tool configuration.
• data/ for JSON, YAML, TOML, or JavaScript data files.
• pages/ for flat JavaScript page generator files.
• templates/ for Pongo2 page templates.
• components/ for reusable component templates.
• filters/ for JavaScript filters.
• public/ for static assets copied to the output directory.