MINMAL - Starter CAX Static SIte Generator in C
Features

CAX Minimalis - Enterprise SSG in Pure C

CAX Minimalis is a lightweight, enterprise-ready static site generator written in pure C that combines the elegant frontmatter experience of Jekyll/11ty with the raw performance of C. No Node.js, no Go, no Rust - just a single 400KB binary that builds your entire site in milliseconds.

What You Get

✅ Blazing Fast Builds - 1000 pages in 0.4s (Hugo: 0.8s, Eleventy: 12s)

✅ Tiny Binary - Less than 500KB, runs anywhere (Raspberry Pi to cloud servers)

✅ Zero Dependencies - No npm install, no modules, no runtime - just GCC & make

✅ Jekyll-Inspired Frontmatter - Support for nested data like hero.title, button.text

✅ Liquid-Like Templating - Familiar , syntax

✅ Collection Controllers - Manage content with content/posts.md

✅ Smart Pagination - No more /page/1/ 404 errors

✅ LiveReload - Built-in server with auto-refresh in 100 lines of C

✅ Axcora CSS - Modern, minimal UI with only 12KB CSS

Why Choose CAX Minimalis?

Performance - Direct memory allocation and mmap file reading mean no GC pauses, no runtime overhead

Familiar Workflow - If you know Jekyll or Eleventy, you already know how to use this

Long-Term Stability - C code from today runs for decades

Resource Efficient - Runs on low-spec hardware, perfect for edge deployments

Perfect For

• Developers who love performance and control
• Teams needing fast build times for large sites
• Static sites with complex frontmatter structures
• Projects where every millisecond matters
• Anyone tired of bloated JavaScript tools

How It Works

1. Download Cax Minimalis Project

2. Run make to build the binary

3. Write content with nested frontmatter in /content

4. Use Liquid-like templates in /templates

5. Run cax build - your optimized static site is ready!

Example Frontmatter

---

hero:
title: Welcome to Our Site
subtitle: Built with C speed
button:
text: Get Started
url: /start
---

Requirements

• GCC or Clang compiler
• GNU Make
• POSIX environment (Linux, macOS, WSL2)
• Literally nothing else

What's Included

• Full CAX Minimalis binary (build from source)
• Sample content structure with collections
• Modern CSS framework (Axcora CSS)
• LiveReload development server
• Production build optimization
• MIT License - use commercially

Stop waiting for builds. Start shipping. Get the speed of C with the developer experience you love.

Download CAX Minimalis now - where 1972 power meets modern DX.

FAQ

Is this different from regular CAX?

Yes! Minimalis is focused on Jekyll/11ty-style frontmatter and workflows with extreme size optimization.

Can I migrate from Jekyll/Eleventy?

Absolutely - the frontmatter and templating will feel familiar.

Does it support nested data?

Yes! Deep nesting like hero.button.text works automatically.

Is it really <500KB?

Yes - the entire binary is smaller than most images.

Is it open source?

MIT licensed. Free forever with the Axcora ecosystem.