Host on AWS Amplify

Host your site on AWS Amplify.

Prerequisites

Please complete the following tasks before continuing:

Create an AWS account
Install Git
Create a Hugo site and test it locally with hugo server
Commit the changes to your local repository
Push the local repository to your GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket account

Procedure

This procedure will enable continuous deployment from a GitHub repository. The procedure is essentially the same if you are using GitLab or Bitbucket.

Step 1

Create a file named amplify.yml in the root of your project.

touch amplify.yml

Step 2

Copy and paste the YAML below into the file you created. Change the application versions and time zone as needed.

amplify.yml

version: 1
env:
  variables:
    # Application versions
    DART_SASS_VERSION: 1.89.2
    GO_VERSION: 1.24.2
    HUGO_VERSION: 0.148.0
    # Time zone
    TZ: America/Los_Angeles
    # Cache
    HUGO_CACHEDIR: ${PWD}/.hugo
    NPM_CONFIG_CACHE: ${PWD}/.npm
frontend:
  phases:
    preBuild:
      commands:
        # Install Dart Sass
        - curl -LJO https://github.com/sass/dart-sass/releases/download/${DART_SASS_VERSION}/dart-sass-${DART_SASS_VERSION}-linux-x64.tar.gz
        - sudo tar -C /usr/local/bin -xf dart-sass-${DART_SASS_VERSION}-linux-x64.tar.gz
        - rm dart-sass-${DART_SASS_VERSION}-linux-x64.tar.gz
        - export PATH=/usr/local/bin/dart-sass:$PATH

        # Install Go
        - curl -LJO https://go.dev/dl/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
        - sudo tar -C /usr/local -xf go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
        - rm go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
        - export PATH=/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH

        # Install Hugo
        - curl -LJO https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/download/v${HUGO_VERSION}/hugo_extended_${HUGO_VERSION}_linux-amd64.tar.gz
        - sudo tar -C /usr/local/bin -xf hugo_extended_${HUGO_VERSION}_linux-amd64.tar.gz
        - rm hugo_extended_${HUGO_VERSION}_linux-amd64.tar.gz
        - export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH

        # Check installed versions
        - go version
        - hugo version
        - node -v
        - npm -v
        - sass --embedded --version

        # Install Node.JS dependencies
        - "[[ -f package-lock.json || -f npm-shrinkwrap.json ]] && npm ci --prefer-offline || true"

        # https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/9810
        - git config --add core.quotepath false
    build:
      commands:
        - hugo --gc --minify
  artifacts:
    baseDirectory: public
    files:
      - '**/*'
  cache:
    paths:
      - ${HUGO_CACHEDIR}/**/*
      - ${NPM_CONFIG_CACHE}/**/*

Step 3

Commit and push the change to your GitHub repository.

git add -A
git commit -m "Create amplify.yml"
git push

Step 4

Step 5

Choose a source code provider, then press the Next button.

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Step 6

Authorize AWS Amplify to access your GitHub account.

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Step 7

Select your personal account or relevant organization.

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Step 8

Authorize access to one or more repositories.

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Step 9

Select a repository and branch, then press the Next button.

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Step 10

On the “App settings” page, scroll to the bottom then press the Next button. Amplify reads the amplify.yml file you created in Steps 1-3 instead of using the values on this page.

Step 11

On the “Review” page, scroll to the bottom then press the Save and deploy button.

Step 12

When your site has finished deploying, press the Visit deployed URL button to view your published site.

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Last updated: July 8, 2025 : content: Update version references (b6077449c)

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