Chennaipy Website

Static website for the Chennai Python User Group (Chennaipy), built with the Hugo static site generator and the Hextra theme.

Find us

• Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/chennaipy/
• Mailing list: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chennaipy
• X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/chennaipy

Setup for local development

Prerequisites

• Hugo v0.150.0 (Extended) – install the Extended variant (see the installation guide)
• Git

Verify your Hugo installation:

hugo version

Alternatively, download a release from the Hugo releases page (choose the Extended build).

Fork repository

Fork this repository to your GitHub account.

Clone repository

git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/website.git
cd website

If you did not clone with submodules, initialize them:

git submodule update --init --recursive

Start the development server

hugo server -D

• Hot reload is enabled.
• Default address: http://localhost:1313
• Use a different port if needed: hugo server --port 1314

Visit local site

Open http://localhost:1313 in your browser.

Project structure

content/           # Markdown content (pages, events, meeting minutes, etc.)
layouts/           # Custom layouts, partials, and shortcodes
static/            # Static assets (images, CSS, JS)
data/              # Structured data consumed by templates
public/            # Generated site (created by `hugo`)
themes/hextra/     # Hextra theme (git submodule)
hugo.toml          # Hugo configuration

Troubleshooting

• Theme not found or missing assets:

  git submodule update --init --recursive

• Verify Hugo is the Extended build and accessible:

  hugo version

• Port 1313 is busy: hugo server --port 1314

Contributing

• See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines
• Create a feature branch and test locally with hugo server
• Open a Pull Request when ready

Links

• Website: https://chennaipy.org/
• Hugo docs: https://gohugo.io/documentation/
• Hextra docs: https://imfing.github.io/hextra/

License

This project is licensed under the terms described in LICENSE. Unless otherwise noted, content is available under a Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike license.