Configuration

Global settings and metadata are declared in the _config.yml file located at the root of your project directory.

Configuration Settings

If a key is omitted from your configuration file, HydeJS automatically falls back to these default variables:

Key	Default	Description
`title`	`My HydeJS Site`	The title of your website.
`description`	`A Node.js-based static site generator`	Short description for SEO meta headers.
`author`	`{ name: "HydeJS User", email: "user@example.com" }`	Default author information.
`source`	`.`	Root directory of your site files.
`destination`	`_site`	Target folder for built assets.
`layouts_dir`	`_layouts`	Directory containing page templates.
`posts_dir`	`_posts`	Directory containing blog posts.
`includes_dir`	`_includes`	Directory containing layout partials.
`data_dir`	`_data`	Directory containing data JSON/YAMLs.
`collections_dir`	null	Directory containing all collection folders.
`baseurl`	`""`	Subpath your site is served from (e.g. `/blog`).
`url`	`""`	The full domain URL (e.g. `https://mysite.com`).
`paginate`	`0`	Number of posts per page on paginated templates.
`paginate_path`	`page:num/`	Destination subfolder index for paginated posts.

All variables specified in your configuration file are exposed globally in your Liquid templates under the site namespace.

<h1>{{ site.title }}</h1>
<p>{{ site.description }}</p>

You can add any custom attributes to _config.yml, and they will immediately become accessible in templates:

socials:
  github: https://github.com/mjmiller41
  twitter: https://twitter.com/jekyllrb

Exposing in template:

<a href="{{ site.socials.github }}">GitHub Link</a>