2026-01-02

Getting Started with Astro

Astro is a modern static site generator that’s fast, flexible, and easy to use. In this post, I’ll walk you through the basics of getting started with Astro.

Why Astro?

Astro offers several key benefits:

• Fast performance - Astro generates static HTML by default
• Component-based architecture - Use your favorite frontend framework
• Excellent developer experience - Hot module replacement and more
• SEO friendly - Automatic sitemaps and RSS feeds

Installation

To install Astro, run the following command:

npm create astro@latest

Basic Syntax

Here’s an example of an Astro component:

---
const { name } = Astro.props;
---

<div>
  <h1>Hello {name}!</h1>
  <p>Welcome to Astro</p>
</div>

Code Highlighting

Astro supports syntax highlighting out of the box. Here’s some JavaScript code:

function greet(name) {
  return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}

console.log(greet('World'));

And here’s some Python:

def greet(name):
    return f"Hello, {name}!"

print(greet("World"))

Conclusion

Astro is a powerful framework for building modern static websites. With its performance benefits and developer-friendly features, it’s quickly becoming a popular choice for web developers.

Stay tuned for more posts about Astro and other web technologies!