Hugo Theme Stack Starter
Hugo Theme Stack Starter is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. A quickstart template to create a Hugo blog using hugo-theme-stack. It has 597 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and GitHub's Use this template button creates your own copy in one click.
github.com/CaiJimmy/hugo-theme-stack-starter (opens in a new tab)
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Get started
Use this template creates your own GitHub repository from it. To work locally, copy the files with degit (no git history) or clone the repository.
git submodule add https://github.com/CaiJimmy/hugo-theme-stack-starter.git themes/hugo-theme-stack-starternpx degit CaiJimmy/hugo-theme-stack-starter my-site
cd my-sitegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CaiJimmy/hugo-theme-stack-starter.git my-siteSources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.
About Hugo Theme Stack Starter
This is a quick start template for Hugo theme Stack. It uses Hugo modules feature to load the theme. It comes with a basic theme structure and configuration. GitHub action has been set up to deploy the theme to a public GitHub page automatically. Also, there's a cron job to update the theme automatically everyday.
Built with
- Hugo
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How do I use Hugo Theme Stack Starter?
Click Use this template on GitHub to create your own repository from it with a fresh history, or copy the files locally with npx degit CaiJimmy/hugo-theme-stack-starter my-site. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.
Can I use Hugo Theme Stack Starter for commercial projects?
Yes. Hugo Theme Stack Starter 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 Hugo Theme Stack Starter maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on May 26, 2026. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.