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Congo

Congo is a free, open-source static site theme built with Tailwind CSS and Hugo. A powerful, lightweight theme for Hugo built with Tailwind CSS. It has 1,656 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. A live demo is linked from this page.

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Get started

Copy the files into a new folder with degit (no git history), or clone the repository with git.

Add the theme to an existing Hugo site
git submodule add https://github.com/jpanther/congo.git themes/congo
Copy with degit
npx degit jpanther/congo my-site
cd my-site
Or clone with git
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jpanther/congo.git my-site

Sources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.

About Congo

Congo is designed to be a powerful, lightweight theme for Hugo. It's built using Tailwind CSS with a clean and minimalist design that prioritises to your content.

Built with

  • Tailwind CSS
  • Hugo
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FAQ

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How do I use Congo?

Copy the files into a new folder with npx degit jpanther/congo my-site (no git history), or fork the repository on GitHub. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.

Can I use Congo for commercial projects?

Yes. Congo is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows commercial use as long as you keep the copyright and license notice. Third-party assets bundled with it (images, fonts, icons) may have their own terms.

Is Congo maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on May 23, 2026. Its latest release is v2.14.0. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.