René Welches

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Part 1 - Setting Up a Hugo Blog with the Clean White Theme

A step-by-step guide to creating a Hugo blog from scratch to Deployment

Want to create a beautiful blog with Hugo? This guide will walk you through setting up a Hugo site with the Clean White theme from scratch. We’ll be using Hugo modules (the modern approach) instead of Git submodules.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have:

Step 1: Create Your GitHub Repository

First, create a new repository on GitHub for your blog. You can name it something like your-username-hugo-blog. This repository will eventually be used to deploy your blog to Netlify (or GitHub Pages).