Harp
Static web server with built-in preprocessing
Harp is a static web server and site generator that serves Jade, Markdown, EJS, CoffeeScript, Sass, LESS, and Stylus as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript without any configuration. It can compile a project to a deployable static site.
Key features
- Zero-config preprocessing
- Built-in web server
- Compiles to static site
- Multiple template languages
Strengths
- Released under the MIT license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Active community (5k GitHub stars)
- Written in JavaScript
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