Astral is a static site generator for Elixir applications.
It keeps site configuration, content modelling, and routing in Elixir, while Volt handles TypeScript, CSS, assets, development serving, and hot module replacement.
Build documentation, blogs, marketing pages, and content sites with Elixir configuration and templates. The default toolchain does not require Node.js or a separate bundler process.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- File-based static pages from Markdown, HTML, and .astral templates.
- Markdown content with HEEx-style local components.
- Dynamic file routes.
- HEEx-first pages, layouts, and local components.
- Schema-backed content collections.
- Static pagination and generated routes.
- Built-in feed and sitemap plugins.
- Stable Markdown heading anchors.
- Build-time image optimisation.
- Client-only islands for Volt-powered framework components.
- TypeScript, CSS, imported assets, browser environment variables, development serving, and hot module replacement through Volt.
- Plug/Bandit development server.
- Igniter-powered starter scaffolding.
Website: github.com/elixir-volt/astral
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Developer: elixir-volt
License: MIT License
Astral is written in Elixir. Learn Elixir with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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