JBake
The facts below are what the maker publishes about JBake, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From JBake's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| JBake | Free | Open source static site/blog generator · MIT License |
The facts
Each one read from JBake's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Blog features
- It supports RSS and Atom feeds, archives, tags, and draft content previews.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Build tools
- Plugins are available for Gradle, Maven, mill, SBuild, and sbt.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Content formats
- JBake supports AsciiDoc, Markdown, and HTML formatted content.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Content storage
- The site says content can be stored in Dropbox, CVS, SVN, Git, or other storage.checked 12 Oct 2026
- CSS frameworks
- The site says JBake can integrate CSS frameworks such as Bootstrap and Foundation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Distribution options
- JBake can be installed through SDKMAN, Homebrew, or Maven, and an official Docker image is available.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The documentation page lists a v2.6.7 reference manual and says guides are coming soon.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The source is available on GitHub under the MIT License.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Post scheduling
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Product
- JBake is a Java based, open source static site and blog generator for developers and designers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Runtime requirement
- The binary distribution requires Java Runtime Environment version 8 or above.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The Docker instructions run the container as the jbake user to avoid running as root.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The Docker instructions describe baking a project and optionally serving it from a container on port 8820.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support and community
- The team page directs users to the forum or mailing list rather than contacting project members directly.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Templates
- Template and scripting support includes Freemarker, Groovy, Thymeleaf, Jade, and Pebble.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Theme customization
- custom codechecked 22 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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