Introduction to Zola and Markdown Basics

This section provides an overview of Zola, Markdown essentials for building and managing websites within the ThreeFold ecosystem.

What is Zola?

Zola is a fast static site generator designed to help you create and manage websites with ease. It is written in Rust and emphasizes performance and simplicity. Zola allows you to use templates, manage content in Markdown, and generate static HTML files for efficient web deployment.

Zola Guide: For more detailed instructions and features, visit the official Zola Documentation.

What is Markdown?

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that allows you to format plain text easily. It is widely used for creating content because it is simple to write and can be converted to HTML for web publishing.

Basic Markdown Crash Course

Here are some common Markdown syntax examples:

Headings: Use # for H1, ## for H2, and so on.
Bold Text: Wrap text in double asterisks, e.g., **bold text**.
Italic Text: Wrap text in single asterisks, e.g., *italic text*.
Links: Create links with [link text](URL).
Lists: Use - or * for bullet points, and numbers for ordered lists.

More Details

For a comprehensive guide on Markdown syntax, check out the Markdown Guide.