Mdsite

Static site generator from markdown files with features:

• TeX style math support
• file path is the post url
• file name is the post title
• post can be hidden(link does not be insert into index/tag page)

you can check the demo site to learn the usages of morpho.

Install

morpho is implemented by rust language(2018 edition), so you need cargo command:

cargo install morpho

morpho will be installed in your cargo binary directory(~/.cargo/bin/).

CLI

morpho can be use as a command:

$ morpho -h
static site generator from markdown files

USAGE:
    morpho <SUBCOMMAND>

FLAGS:
    -h, --help       Prints help information
    -V, --version    Prints version information

SUBCOMMANDS:
    build    Build the site static files
    help     Prints this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
    init     Initialize the site directory layout
    new      Create a site post
    serve    Serve the site, rebuild on change
    theme    Blog theme operations

you can also check the subcommand usage:

$ morpho serve -h
Serve the site, rebuild on change

USAGE:
    morpho serve [OPTIONS]

FLAGS:
    -h, --help       Prints help information
    -V, --version    Prints version information

OPTIONS:
    -p, --port <port>    Serve the site at http://127.0.0.1:<port> [default: 5000]

init site

$ morpho init mysite

site directory(mysite) layout is initialized:

mysite
├── config.toml
├── media
├── posts
│   ├── hello.md
│   └── math.md
└── _themes

• config.toml: site config file
• media: site media directory
• posts: site posts directory
• posts/hello.md: a markdown style post
• _themes: site themes directory

build site

$ cd mysite
$ morpho build

the site static files are build into the subdir _build, the current site directory(mysite) layout is:

mysite
├── config.toml
├── media
├── posts
│   ├── hello.md
│   └── math.md
├── _themes
└── _builds

• _builds: generated static-site top directory

serve site

$ morpho serve

open the site index page automatically, and re-generate your static-site when you add or change content,

new post

create a new post titled another:

$ morpho new another

a new markdown file posts/another.md is created, you can edit it for the new post.

refresh the index page, you will find the new post.

config.toml

site_url = ""
site_name = "Mdsite"
site_motto = "Simple is Beautiful!"
footer_note = "Keep It Simple, Stupid!"
media_dir = "media"
build_dir = "_build"
theme = "simple"
theme_root_dir = "_themes"
rebuild_interval = 2
posts_per_page = 20