Installation

Simply follow the standard Hugo Quick Start procedure to get up and running quickly.

Detailed instructions can be found below.

Install Hugo #

You can find specific instructions for your platform in the official Hugo docs.

Make sure you are using Hugo version 0.86.1 or later as the theme takes advantage of some of the latest Hugo features.

Create a new site #

Run the command hugo new site mywebsite to create a new Hugo site in a folder named mywebsite.

Download the Congo theme #

There are a couple of ways to install the Congo theme into your Hugo website. The Hugo Modules method is the easiest, then the git method if you’re familiar with submodules, but you can also download and install manually if you don’t have go or git available.

Install using Hugo #

This method is the quickest and easiest for keeping the theme up-to-date. Hugo Modules uses Go to initialise and manage modules so you need to ensure you have Go installed before proceeding.

1. Download and install Go. You can check if it’s already installed by using the command go version.

2. From your Hugo project’s directory, initiate the Hugo Modules system for your website:

   # If you're managing your project on GitHub
   hugo mod init github.com/<username>/<repo-name>
   
   # If you're managing your project locally
   hugo mod init my-project
   

3. Add the theme to your configuration by creating a new file config/_default/module.toml and adding the following:

   [[imports]]
   path = "github.com/jpanther/congo"
   

4. Start your server using hugo server and the theme will be downloaded automatically.

5. Continue to set up the theme configuration files.

Install using git #

Change into the directory for your Hugo website, initialise a new repository and add Congo as a submodule.

cd mywebsite
git init
git submodule add -b stable https://github.com/jpanther/congo.git themes/congo

Then continue to set up the theme configuration files.

Install manually #

1. Download the latest release of the theme source code.

   Download from Github

2. Extract the archive, rename the folder to congo and move it to the themes/ directory inside your Hugo project’s root folder.

3. Continue to set up the theme configuration files.

Set up theme configuration files #

In the root folder of your website, delete the config.toml file that was generated by Hugo. Copy the *.toml config files from the theme into your config/_default/ folder. If you installed using Hugo Modules, you should not copy the module.toml file! This will ensure you have all the correct theme settings and will enable you to easily customise the theme.

Depending on how you installed the theme you will find the theme config files in different places:

• Hugo Modules: In the Hugo cache directory, or download a copy from GitHub
• Git submodule or Manual install: themes/congo/config/_default

Once you’ve copied the files, your config folder should look like this:

config/_default/
├─ config.toml
├─ markup.toml
├─ menus.toml
├─ module.toml  # if you installed using Hugo Modules
└─ params.toml

You’re now all set up to use Congo. From here you can add some content and start the Hugo server.

Refer to the Hugo docs for more information or continue to the Getting Started section to learn more about configuring the theme.