# What IS Static Site A static website contains Web pages with fixed content. Each page is coded in HTML and displays the same information to every visitor.\ The term "static" does not mean that your site has no dynamic capabilities. It simply means that that your site consists of a set of "pre-built" files (namely HTML, Js, and CSS files) that are directly served on request. ### Build a Static Site A static site is usually generated from a variety of sources like Headless CMS, Markdown files, Text files stored on the filesystem. There are many static site generators capable to build, manage and generate static content. We will mention only a few on this page: * [Gatsby](http://gatsbyjs.org) - powered by React, GraphQL, Webapack, tools for image optimization, SEO. * [Eleventy](https://11ty.io/) - written in JavaScript. Works with HTML, Markdown, Liquid, Nunjucks, Handlebars, Mustache, EJS, Haml, Pug, and JavaScript Template Literals. * [Gridsome](https://gridsome.org/) - Build blazing fast websites for any CMS or data with Vue.js ### Samples * [11ty Ethereal](https://appseed.us/static-site/eleventy-html5up-ethereal) **-** open-source static site * [11ty Soft Design PRO](https://appseed.us/product/eleventy-soft-ui-pro) - Bootstrap 5 design Eleventy starter * [11ty Material Kit PRO](https://appseed.us/static-site/eleventy-material-kit-pro) - Premium Bootstrap 4 Design ![Static Site - Soft UI Design System](https://4080083720-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MYVW6MKCi9iujNc3SK_%2F-M_ib8pSgP5ENu9PJ0-K%2F-M_idUVJMUu_j0xyyB0w%2F11ty-soft-design-system-pro.jpg?alt=media\&token=917ee897-738a-4b0f-a0af-c555824e2beb) ### Resources * [Static Website](https://techterms.com/definition/staticwebsite) - the definition provided by TechTerms.com * [What Are Static Sites](https://scotch.io/bar-talk/5-reasons-static-sites-rock) - article published on Scotch.io * [Static Sites](https://appseed.us/static-site) - index provided and actively supported by AppSeed --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://appseed.gitbook.io/docs/content/what-is/static-site.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.