🌌 Astrodon

A fast, modern static site generator built with Deno. Features Lua interpolation, dynamic content generation, and optimized build performance.

By the way, this blog uses Astrodon as well!

Source Code

Available on GitHub

Published on JSR

Basic Usage

Below is how this blog uses Astrodon for building and serving the site.

build.ts

typescript 
#!/usr/bin/env -S deno run --allow-read --allow-write --allow-run
import { build } from "astrodon";

await build({
  contentDir: new URL("./routes", import.meta.url).pathname,
  outDir: new URL("./dist", import.meta.url).pathname,
  assetsDir: new URL("./assets", import.meta.url).pathname,
  componentsDir: new URL("./components", import.meta.url).pathname,
});

serve.ts

typescript 
#!/usr/bin/env -S deno run --allow-read --allow-net --allow-run
import { serve } from "astrodon";

await serve({
  root: new URL("./dist", import.meta.url).pathname,
  port: 8000,
});

Features

  • Markdown Processing: Advanced markdown parsing with custom extensions
  • Lua Integration: Dynamic content generation with Lua scripting
  • Asset Optimization: Automatic WebP conversion and optimization
  • Fast Builds: Intelligent caching and parallel processing
  • Modern Output: Clean, semantic HTML with responsive design

Tech Stack

  • Runtime: Deno
  • Language: TypeScript
  • Scripting: Lua
  • Styling: Custom CSS with CSS variables
  • Build System: Custom build pipeline

Key Benefits

  • Zero Dependencies: No npm packages required
  • Fast Development: Hot reloading and instant builds
  • Flexible: Custom Lua scripts for dynamic content
  • Optimized: Automatic image optimization and caching