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    Mac app
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    One-click S3 integration
  • 1
    Django templates
  • 28
    Generated websites are super fast
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    Fast
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    GraphQL
  • 10
    Progressive Web Apps generation
  • 9
    Easy to connect with lots of CMS via official plugins
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    Reusable components (React)
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    Allows to use markdown files as articles
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    Static-sites
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    All the benefits of a static website + React+GraphQL
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    Images
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    List of starters as base for new project
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    Easy to connect with Drupal via official plugin
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    Open source
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    Gitlab pages integration
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    Incremental Build
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    Github pages integration
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    Open source
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    It's slick, customisable and hackerish
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    Easy to deploy
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    Straightforward cms for the hacker mindset
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    Gitlab pages integration
  • 5
    Best for blogging
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    Low maintenance
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    Easy to integrate localization
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    Huge plugins ecosystem
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    Authoring freedom and simplicity

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Cons of Cactus
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      No ssr
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      Documentation isn't complete.
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      Very slow builds
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      Flash of unstyled content issues
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      For-profit
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      Slow builds
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      Plugin driven development
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      Difficult maintenance
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      Problematic between develop and build commands
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      Too many dependencies
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      Difficult debugging
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      Build time increases exponentially as site grows
    • 2
      Lack of developments lately
    • 1
      Og doesn't work with postings dynamically

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    What is Cactus?

    Cactus makes setting up a website look easy. Choose a template for a blog, portfolio or single page and Cactus generates all files and folders to get you on your way.

    What is 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.

    What is 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.

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