NikolaWhat is Nikola?
It is a Python package that allows the user to create static websites using Python metadata. Static websites are safer, use fewer resources, and avoid vendor and platform lock-in.
Nikola is a tool in the Frameworks category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Host anywhereFast rebuildsMultiple input formatsBatteries included
Nikola Pros & Cons
Pros of Nikola
- ✓Implemented in Python
- ✓IPython (Jupyter) Notebooks
- ✓Jinja2
- ✓Open Source
- ✓Themes and templates with Mako or Jinja2
Cons of Nikola
No cons listed yet.
Nikola Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Nikola?
Gatsby
Gatsby lets you build blazing fast sites with your data, whatever the source. Liberate your sites from legacy CMSs and fly into the future.
Jekyll
Think of Jekyll as a file-based CMS, without all the complexity. Jekyll takes your content, renders Markdown and Liquid templates, and spits out a complete, static website ready to be served by Apache, Nginx or another web server. Jekyll is the engine behind GitHub Pages, which you can use to host sites right from your GitHub repositories.
Hugo
Hugo is a static site generator written in Go. It is optimized for speed, easy use and configurability. Hugo takes a directory with content and templates and renders them into a full html website. Hugo makes use of markdown files with front matter for meta data.
