Blog

All the latest posts from the Roq team.

How AI Helped Me Rebuild My Blog and Move from Jekyll to Quarkus Roq

A comprehensive journey of rebuilding a personal blog with the help of AI, moving from Jekyll to Quarkus Roq, exploring GitHub Issues Driven Development, and discovering how modern AI tools can transform the way we build and maintain websites.

2026, May 06   —  26 minute(s) read

GFM Alert Blocks: Styled Callouts in Your Markdown

Roq supports GitHub Flavored Markdown alert blocks with icons and themed colors. Learn how to use NOTE, TIP, IMPORTANT, WARNING, and CAUTION blocks, and how to add custom alert types.

2026, May 04   —  4 minute(s) read

Set It in Roq: The Editor that changes the game!

Roq introduces a TipTap-powered editor with Markdown support, transforming it from a static site generator into a lightweight, developer-friendly CMS. Create, edit, and preview content seamlessly within the Quarkus dev experience.

2026, May 04   —  2 minute(s) read

Roq 2.1 is here!

Roq 2.1 brings a standalone CLI, LLMs.txt generation, dynamic pages from data, custom error pages, and much more. This post kicks off a series covering all the new features.

2026, May 01   —  2 minute(s) read

Roq 2.0 and Java Advent Calendar article

An introduction to Roq 2.0, a Quarkus-inspired approach to static site generation in Java. Learn about its new foundation, plugin support, and live-reload feature through a practical tutorial.

2025, Dec 09   —  2 minute(s) read

Major site migrations to Roq

✨ Two prominent websites have just migrated to Roq—any guesses who they might be?

2025, Aug 26   —  2 minute(s) read

No pain updates with Roq

One of the most overlooked aspects when choosing a Static Site Generator (SSG) is how easy it is to keep your project up to date. Many developers have struggled with complex upgrade processes, dependency conflicts, and breaking changes when using traditional SSGs like Jekyll or Hugo.

2025, Mar 24   —  1 minute(s) read

Comparing Roq with Hugo, Jekyll, and JBake: A Feature Breakdown

Here’s a feature comparison with some popular SSGs to highlight how Roq stacks up. Feature Roq Hugo Jekyll JBake Performance Fast, and leveraging Quarkus dev-mode Extremely fast (written in Go) Slower due to Ruby and plugins Slower, runs on Java with Freemarker/Groovy templates Templating Qute (simple & readable) Go templates (powerful but complex) Liquid (easy but limited) Freemarker, Groovy, or Thymeleaf Extensibility Leverages Quarkus extensions Limited plugin system Large plugin ecosystem Limited...

2025, Feb 27   —  2 minute(s) read