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Building a Static Site Generator From Scratch (Why and How)

Build a custom Static Site Generator (SSG) from scratch in TypeScript using Remark markdown parsing and gray-matter frontmatter.

Sachin Sharma
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Aug 6, 2026
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Building a Static Site Generator From Scratch (Why and How)
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Build a custom Static Site Generator (SSG) from scratch in TypeScript using Remark markdown parsing and gray-matter frontmatter.

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