Markdown and Handlebars static site generator

Static sites without the ceremony.

Ship a blog, docs site, portfolio, or landing page in minutes: no React, no database, no server. Just Markdown, Handlebars, SCSS, and static HTML.

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GitHub stars for harold-js/create-harold-app GitHub npm package MIT license
Markdown Handlebars Lunr search setup Static hosting
01 Content stays portable Markdown files, front matter, and standard HTML output.
02 Templates stay familiar Handlebars partials and layouts instead of a heavy app shell.
03 Deploy stays simple Build static files and host them anywhere.
What you get

A small toolchain for practical websites

MD

Markdown content

Write pages and docs as plain files with front matter metadata.

HB

Handlebars layouts

Compose pages with templates, partials, and simple helper-powered lists.

CSS

SCSS styling

Keep styling close to the site without adding a full frontend stack.

JS

Search setup

Ready templates include a Lunr-powered search setup for content-heavy sites.

Templates

Start from the shape that matches your site

Default A classic website and blog starter. Docs A documentation layout with generated navigation. Bare A minimal starting point for custom builds.
Quick start

From empty folder to local preview

Install a starter, run the dev server, and deploy the generated static files wherever you already host websites.

Read the guide GitHub repository
  1. npm init harold-app@latest my-website
  2. cd my-website
  3. npm start