Install Hugo in Windows

Hugo comes in three versions: Standard, Extended, and Extended/Deploy. The Standard edition covers core functionalities, while Extended adds advanced options, with Extended/Deploy** offering further deployment features.

Setting Up Your Directories

  1. Open File Explorer and create a folder, e.g., C:\Hugo, and inside it, a bin folder.

Installing Hugo

  1. Download the latest Hugo executable from Hugo releases.

  2. Extract the contents into ..\Hugo\bin.

  3. Open Command Prompt as Administrator and add Hugo to the PATH:

    setx PATH "%PATH%;C:\Hugo\bin"
    

    Alternatively, add C:\Hugo\bin via Environment Variables.

  4. Verify the installation by typing hugo help in the command prompt.

Hugo help in Command Prompt

Hugo in Command Prompt

You can check the offical documentation for more installation details here.