plenti

A static site generator written in Go that compiles Svelte components into static HTML. If you like Svelte's component model but want the output to be a fast static site with no heavy JavaScript framework shipping to the browser, Plenti is an interesting experiment. It handles routing, content (JSON-based), and builds, all in a single binary with no Node.js dependency for the build step. The developer experience is nice for small projects: create content as JSON files, write layouts in Svelte, run `plenti build`, deploy static files. The Go binary means builds are fast and there's no node_modules to manage. Completely free under Apache 2.0. No paid tier, no cloud service.

For production sites, Astro does the "components to static HTML" thing with massive community support, multiple framework options (Svelte, React, Vue), and active development. SvelteKit is the official Svelte meta-framework with SSG support.

The catch: this is a small project with near-zero recent activity. The bus factor is essentially one developer. The documentation is sparse, the community is tiny, and if you hit a bug, you're likely reading source code to fix it. Plenti is interesting as a concept (Go binary, Svelte components, no Node runtime) but the ecosystem risk is real. Use it for personal projects or experiments, not production sites you need to maintain.