Introduction

Vitto is a Vite plugin that enables you to build static sites using the Vento templating engine. It combines the power of Vite’s development experience with Vento’s simple and expressive templating syntax.

Why Vitto?

• 🚀 Fast Development: Powered by Vite’s lightning-fast HMR (Hot Module Replacement)
• 📝 Simple Templates: Use Vento’s intuitive templating syntax
• 🔍 Built-in Search: Integrated Pagefind search indexing
• 🎨 Modern Tooling: Full TypeScript support and modern build pipeline
• 🌐 Dynamic Routes: Generate static pages from dynamic data sources
• ⚡ Minimal Configuration: Works out of the box with sensible defaults

Requirements

• Node.js 20.19 or higher
• Node.js 22.12 or higher

Philosophy

Vitto is designed to be:

• Simple: Minimal configuration required to get started
• Flexible: Extensive customization options for advanced use cases
• Fast: Leverages Vite’s optimized build pipeline
• Developer-Friendly: Great DX with hot reload and helpful error messages

What’s Next?

Continue to the Getting Started guide to create your first Vitto project.