THYPRESS

Own your publishing free & open source

Text files → website,
instantly.

Turn any folder of text/markdown files into a browsable docs or static site, just drag & drop. A zero-config generator that follows your folder structure. Serve it live on a VPS or build static output for any CDN.

Download Why it exists
Windows macOS Linux Raspberry Pi

One executable. No database. No plugins. thypress serve thypress build

Non-technical: just ship.

  1. Download the THYPRESS binary for your OS.
  2. Drag a folder of .txt or .md notes onto it.
  3. Open the printed URL. You’re live.
THYPRESS  —  serving
→ http://localhost:3009
→ watching ./posts
→ caching optimized images in ./.cache

Intermediate: clean CLI.

  1. Drop posts/ + assets/ into a folder.
  2. Run the server (prod-capable, cached).
  3. Or build a static artifact for any CDN.
# serve (production-capable)
thypress serve

# build static output to ./build/
thypress build

# preview the build artifact
thypress build --serve

Most technical: hack on it.

  1. Clone the repo, install deps with Bun.
  2. Run the CLI directly.
  3. Ship a single binary when ready.
# clone + install
bun install

# run from source
bun src/cli.js serve

# build the binary (example)
bun build src/cli.js --compile --outfile thypress

Docs & static sites, by default.

A zero-config docs and static site generator with SEO-ready output, fast caching, and a file-system-first workflow.

SEO-ready

Sitemaps, clean URLs, meta descriptions, RSS. Shippable defaults.

Fast by design

In-memory rendering, aggressive caching, and a static build when you want it.

Images handled

Automatic WebP/JPEG variants, responsive <picture>, persistent cache.

File-system truth

Folders become navigation. Git is your CMS. No admin panel required.

Publishing should not be a CMS.

The modern “publish a site” stack is a tax: dashboards, plugins, databases, and endless configuration. THYPRESS is a zero-config docs and static site generator that turns Markdown into a site without turning you into a site manager.

  • No plugin economy

    Your docs or site shouldn’t depend on dozens of third-party extensions to be safe and complete.

  • One artifact

    A single binary you can trust, deploy, modify, and run anywhere.

  • Serve or build

    Run a production-capable server—or emit a static build/ for any CDN. Same output.

Built for people who just want to write.

Designed to be maintained for decades: conservative defaults, minimal surface area, predictable releases. If you care about durable software—and clean publishing—help shape it.

Tip: keep your content in posts/, your theme in assets/, and ship. Deploy to a VPS, S3, Netlify, Pages, or anything that serves static files.