Deploy Your Hugo Site to EU Infrastructure
Hugo is the fastest static site generator available — it builds 10,000
pages in approximately one second. deploybase auto-detects your Hugo
project, runs hugo --minify, and deploys the public output to a global CDN. No Node.js required, no build pipeline
to configure, no US data transfers. Hugo's sub-second builds paired with deploybase's
EU-hosted infrastructure means your site goes from Git push to live URL faster
than any other static site framework.
Last updated: April 2026
Deploy Hugo in Three Steps
Connect your repository
Link your GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or Codeberg repository.
deploybase detects hugo.toml (or hugo.yaml, config.toml) and identifies your project as Hugo
automatically. The build command (hugo --minify) and
output directory (public) are pre-filled. If your theme
uses Git submodules, deploybase clones them recursively.
Push your code
Push to your default branch to trigger a production deployment, or
push to any feature branch for an automatic preview URL. deploybase
builds your site in a dedicated hugomods/hugo:0.139.0 container
— the extended edition with Go and SCSS support included. Real-time build
logs stream in the dashboard.
Your site is live
The built output from public/ is uploaded to Bunny.net
storage and served via their global CDN with 100+ points of presence.
Your site gets a .sites.deploybase.eu URL immediately — add
a custom domain with automatic TLS whenever you're ready. For a typical
Hugo site, the entire deploy completes in under one minute.
Hugo Build Configuration
These defaults are auto-detected when deploybase identifies a Hugo project. Override any value in your project settings.
| Setting | Default Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Build command | hugo --minify | Minifies HTML, CSS, JS, JSON, SVG, and XML |
| Output directory | public | Hugo's default output location |
| Install command | — | Hugo is a single binary — no install step needed |
| Docker image | hugomods/hugo:0.139.0 | Extended edition with Go + SCSS support |
| Hugo Modules | Supported | Go is included in the build image for module resolution |
What You Get with Hugo on deploybase
Branch Previews for Content Reviews
Every feature branch gets a unique CDN-backed preview URL at {branch}-{slug}.previews.deploybase.eu. This is
particularly useful for Hugo sites with editorial workflows — content
editors can review new posts, layout changes, or theme updates on a
live URL before merging to the main branch. With Hugo's sub-second
builds, preview deployments complete almost instantly after push.
Instant Rollback for Content Sites
Every Hugo deployment is an immutable snapshot stored on the CDN. Published a blog post with an error? Re-point production to the previous build in seconds — no rebuild needed. Hugo sites with hundreds of pages still rebuild in under a second, but instant rollback means you don't even need to wait for that. Especially useful for high-traffic blogs and documentation sites where downtime visibility matters.
EU Data Residency by Architecture
Your Hugo source code is cloned and built on Scaleway infrastructure in Paris. Build artifacts are stored in Bunny.net's EU-origin storage. Sites are delivered globally via 100+ CDN PoPs, but the origin data never leaves the EU. No AWS, no GCP, no Azure in the chain. Hugo is popular with government agencies and enterprise teams — organizations that often have strict data residency requirements that deploybase satisfies by architecture, not just by contract.
Global Performance, EU Origin
Hugo already produces the smallest possible output — static HTML with no client-side framework overhead. Serve that output through Bunny.net's global CDN with 100+ points of presence and your visitors get sub-100ms response times worldwide. Automatic TLS certificates via DNS-01 ACME. Custom domains with wildcard support. 99.99% uptime SLA from an EU-headquartered CDN provider based in Slovenia.
Why Hugo and deploybase Are a Natural Fit
Hugo is the most popular static site generator by GitHub stars (87,600+) and has been the go-to choice for content-heavy sites since 2013. Unlike Node.js-based generators like Gatsby or Eleventy, Hugo is a single Go binary with zero runtime dependencies. It builds 10,000 pages in roughly one second — 250x faster than Gatsby for equivalent content. Smashing Magazine and Cloudflare's developer documentation both migrated to Hugo specifically for build performance.
deploybase complements Hugo's speed with simplicity and compliance. We
use a dedicated Hugo Docker image (hugomods/hugo:0.139.0)
with the extended edition and Go included, so Hugo Modules and SCSS work
out of the box. No Node.js in the build chain unless your project
explicitly needs it. Flat EUR pricing with no per-seat fees, no
bandwidth overages, and no US data transfers. If you're evaluating
hosting options, see how deploybase compares to Vercel or Netlify — especially for teams that don't need serverless
functions or edge compute.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Hugo version does deploybase use?
deploybase builds Hugo projects using hugomods/hugo:0.139.0, which includes the extended edition with SCSS/Sass compilation support. This version is pinned for build reproducibility. If your project requires a specific Hugo version, you can override the Docker image in your project settings.
Does deploybase support Hugo Modules?
Yes. The hugomods/hugo Docker image includes Go, which is required for Hugo Modules. If your project uses go.mod and go.sum for module management, deploybase resolves them during the build. Git submodules for themes are also supported — deploybase performs a recursive clone of your repository.
Do I need the Hugo extended edition for my site?
You need the extended edition if your site or theme uses SCSS/Sass for styling. The deploybase build image (hugomods/hugo:0.139.0) includes the extended edition by default, so you don't need to configure anything. If your site uses only plain CSS, the extended features are simply unused.
How fast are Hugo builds on deploybase?
Hugo is the fastest static site generator available — it builds 10,000 pages in approximately 1 second. On deploybase, total deployment time includes cloning your repository, running hugo --minify, and uploading the output to the CDN. For a typical Hugo site with a few hundred pages, the entire process completes in under one minute. Most of that time is network transfer, not the Hugo build itself.
Can I use a custom Hugo configuration file?
Yes. Hugo supports hugo.toml, hugo.yaml, and hugo.json configuration files, and deploybase doesn't interfere with any of them. Your configuration is read by Hugo during the build step as usual. You can also use Hugo's built-in environment variable support (e.g., HUGO_PARAMS_KEY) by setting environment variables in your deploybase project settings.
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