Documentation/website for the Jaeger Distributed Tracing project.
If you’re looking to build and contribute to a website efficiently, the Jaeger website, hosted on Netlify and built using Hugo, presents a robust solution. It’s designed for easy local development and automatic deployment, allowing contributors to focus on enhancing content rather than wrestling with complex setups. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or a newcomer, the streamlined process offered here simplifies contribution while ensuring that the output remains fast and reliable.
From setting up your local environment to managing diagrams and links, every aspect of the Jaeger website is thoughtfully laid out to promote collaboration and ease of use. The integration with GitHub further enhances productivity, making it a perfect choice for those looking to dive into website development with minimal friction.
Fast Local Development: Run the site locally using a single command with Hugo, enabling quick browser updates for content changes.
Automatic Publishing: Site updates are automatically published by Netlify upon merging changes, eliminating the need for manual interventions.
Diagram Management: Diagrams can be updated seamlessly using a shared Google Slides document, which makes contributions straightforward.
Multiple Admonition Types: The documentation supports various admonition types (info, success, danger, warning, requirement) for effective communication of important information.
Link Checking: Easily check internal and external links with built-in commands, ensuring a smooth user experience.
Easy Page Addition: Add new documentation pages and manage redirects effortlessly, keeping the site structure organized.
Roadmap Generation: Generate roadmap documents by fetching issues from the GitHub project board, streamlining the planning process.
Static RSS Feed for Blog Posts: Enhance performance by saving the latest Medium blog posts as a static XML file, ensuring quick access without network calls.
