Hugo Prerequisites

Prerequisites

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Winget

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Docs:

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget

Go

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Docs and downloads:

• https://go.dev/doc/install
• https://go.dev/dl/

Verify: go version

Hugo (Extended)

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Docs:

• https://gohugo.io/getting-started/installing

Install via winget: winget uninstall –name “Hugo (Extended)” winget install Hugo.Hugo.Extended

Verify: hugo version

Git

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Installer:

• https://git-scm.com/install/windows

Install via winget: winget install –id Git.Git -e –source winget

Verify: git –version

Analytics

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• GA4: https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/
• Search Console: https://developers.google.com/search

Comments

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Hugo comments overview:

• https://gohugo.io/content-management/comments/

Options:

• Disqus (paid tiers): https://disqus.com/
• Giscus (free, GitHub-based): https://giscus.app/
• Remark42 (free, self-host): https://remark42.com/

Netlify account

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• https://app.netlify.com/login

Cloudflare account

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• https://dash.cloudflare.com/
• Purchase domain
• Manage DNS records