Alex Themes

Welcome to Alex Themes!

Alex is a minimalist static site generator written in TypeScript.

By writing markdown files and changing a YAML config, you can create a static site in the matter of minutes.

Themes repository

Here you'll find themes for Alex. Currently we provide:

• minimal-rb: a minimal red/black theme for Alex. Great for a simple website.
• apress: a theme to write documentation like VuePress.
• astral: a modern theme with a simplified blogging section.

How to setup a theme

1. Download the theme directory.
2. Use alex init -t PATH_TO_THEME -o PATH_TO_SKELETON to generate the skeleton of your website. You can look at demos to see a proper skeleton.
3. Write and add your content, change the config.yml file and then generate your static site using alex generate -i PATH_TO_SKELETON -o PATH_TO_STATIC_WEBSITE.
4. Upload your static website wherever you want!

How to write a theme

Check out this page to learn everything about theme creation.