Zero config
Built-in oat layout with sidebar nav, dark mode, and syntax highlighting. Just write markdown and build. No layout files needed.
moat
Markdown + oat. A static site generator in one Go binary.
One binary
Single Go binary. No Node.js, no npm, no Ruby.
go install or grab a release binary.
Syntax highlighting
70 Chroma themes with automatic light/dark mode.
Configure in config.toml — CSS classes, not inline styles.
Layouts & shortcodes
Multiple layouts via Go template block/define. Shortcodes for reusable
components in markdown. Like Zola, without the complexity.
Quick start
go install github.com/oddship/moat@latest
mkdir docs
echo "# Hello" > docs/index.md
moat build docs/ _site/
moat serve _site/
What it does
Reads markdown files from a directory, converts to HTML, wraps in a layout template, generates sidebar nav, writes static HTML. That's it.
docs/
├── config.toml # Site config (optional)
├── _layout.html # Custom layout (optional)
├── _shortcodes/ # Reusable components
├── _static/ # Copied as-is
├── index.md # → /
└── 01-guide/
├── 01-intro.md # → /guide/intro/
└── 02-config.md # → /guide/config/
Ships with a built-in oat layout — sidebar, dark mode, semantic HTML. Or provide your own _layout.html with any CSS you want.