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Once I had some sample content in place, the next step was to deploy the site to Netlify. It is possible to set up continuous deployment, which means that Netlify monitors a designated Git repository for changes to a specified build (typically main) and automatically runs a build whenever changes are detected.

Although I liked the appearance of the Airspace theme, it was clear that I would need to make some changes to, minimally, specify the text and background colours, and to provide styling for AsciiDoc-related markup.

The basic setup of Hugo on your local computer is easy, and well documented: Go to the folder in which you want to create the Hugo site structure.

This site is built using a Jamstack architecture. In March 2021 I hadn’t even heard of Jamstack, but then I began investigating current approaches to delivering online documentation, and suddenly Jamstack was everywhere.