How to install Hugo

1. Go to https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases
2. Download the asset EXTENDED (e.g. hugo_extended_0.86.0_Windows-64bit.zip)
3. Unzip the download
4. Copy the contents of the extracted directory to C:\hugo\bin (recommented to store executable files here)
5. Create another subfolder in Hugo: C:\Hugo\Sites
6. Set up hugo as an alias
   • Right click on the Start button.
   • Click on System.
   • Click on Advanced System Settings on the left.
   • Click on the Environment Variables… button on the bottom.
   • In the User variables section, find the row that starts with PATH (PATH will be all caps).
   • Double-click on PATH.
   • Click the New… button.
   • Type in the folder where hugo.exe was extracted, which is C:\Hugo\bin if you went by the instructions above. The PATH entry should be the folder where Hugo lives and not the binary. Press Enter when you’re done typing.
   • Click OK at every window to exit.
7. Verify the executable by running “hugo version” and check it matches

For more information, check out:

• Official site