An introduction to Roq 2.0, a Quarkus-inspired approach to static site generation in Java. Learn about its new foundation, plugin support, and live-reload feature through a practical tutorial.
2025, Dec 09 — 2 minute(s) read✨ Two prominent websites have just migrated to Roq—any guesses who they might be?
2025, Aug 26 — 2 minute(s) readLeveraging Kroki.io to generate diagram from text
2025, Jun 11 — 1 minute(s) readNo third party service needed 🚀
2025, Apr 04 — 2 minute(s) readOne of the most overlooked aspects when choosing a Static Site Generator (SSG) is how easy it is to keep your project up to date. Many developers have struggled with complex upgrade processes, dependency conflicts, and breaking changes when using traditional SSGs like Jekyll or Hugo.
2025, Mar 24 — 1 minute(s) readHere’s a feature comparison with some popular SSGs to highlight how Roq stacks up. Feature Roq Hugo Jekyll JBake Performance Fast, and leveraging Quarkus dev-mode Extremely fast (written in Go) Slower due to Ruby and plugins Slower, runs on Java with Freemarker/Groovy templates Templating Qute (simple & readable) Go templates (powerful but complex) Liquid (easy but limited) Freemarker, Groovy, or Thymeleaf Extensibility Leverages Quarkus extensions Limited plugin system Large plugin ecosystem Limited...
2025, Feb 27 — 2 minute(s) readTesting the actual Roq generation has never been this cool! 🎸
2025, Jan 28 — 2 minute(s) readLearn how to quickly set up and customize a sitemap.xml for your site using the Roq plugin.
2025, Jan 08 — 1 minute(s) readThis Christmas, I’m Roq-ing a cool new feature (inspired by Hugo 😅): it is possible to attach static files to posts and pages. They will be served relative to the page. 🎁🤩
2024, Dec 26 — 1 minute(s) readThis is a good start, we already have a few happy users!
2024, Dec 10 — 2 minute(s) read