VitePress
Fast, lightweight static site generator powered by Vite and Vue
Overview
VitePress is a modern static site generator built by the Vue.js team on top of Vite. It is designed primarily for technical documentation, developer portals, and content-focused websites. VitePress combines Markdown with Vue components, delivers blazing-fast development experience, and generates SEO-friendly static HTML with minimal configuration.
Technical documentation, Headless CMS documentation, Developer portals, Product landing pages, SEO-focused static websites
MIT
Quick Start
Ensure your project is ESM (e.g., package.json has "type": "module" or use .mjs/.mts for config files). Add docs scripts and run the dev server (typical workflow: docs:dev, docs:build, docs:preview). Build outputs to docs/.vitepress/dist, then deploy as static files.
Key Features
Vite-Powered Framework
Vue-Based
Documentation-Focused
Markdown & Vue Components
SEO-Friendly Output
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Extremely fast build and dev server (Vite)
- Simple Markdown with Vue component support
- SEO-friendly static HTML output
- Easy theme customization
- Minimal setup and configuration
Cons
- Not suitable for complex web applications
- No ISR or full dynamic SSR support
- Smaller plugin ecosystem compared to Next.js or Nuxt
- Primarily focused on documentation use cases
Common Use Cases
Compatible CMS
Compatible Cloud Servers
Netlify
The platform developers love
Cloudflare Pages
JAMstack platform for frontend developers
Vercel
The platform for frontend developers
AWS Amplify
Build full-stack web and mobile apps
DigitalOcean App Platform Pro
For production applications
Find VitePress Experts
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Top Agencies
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GRANITE
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