install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install jbake

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#jbake

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/jb/jbake/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Java based static site/blog generator

Project links

Commands and aliases

jbake

history

Project history and usage

JBake is a Java-based open-source static site and blog generator aimed at developers and designers. It converts plain content, templates, assets, and metadata into a static website that can be hosted without a server-side CMS.

Project history

The JBake site identifies the JBake Team beginning in 2012, and the project team page lists Jonathan Bullock as founder and developer. The repository README presents JBake as a Java static site/blog generator, and the documentation records its Gradle, Maven, mill, sbt, and SBuild integrations.

The project adopted Semantic Versioning from v2.2.0 onward, according to its README. Later releases and documentation show the project moving through Java runtime requirements, Gradle-based builds, plugin integrations, and template/content support for common JVM publishing workflows.

Adoption history

JBake occupies the JVM side of the static-site-generator ecosystem, with package metadata in the input showing Homebrew and Nix distribution and the official site listing sites built with JBake. Its adoption is narrower than Jekyll or Hugo, but useful for Java teams that want static publishing while keeping content generation inside familiar JVM tooling.

How it is used

A typical JBake project contains content, templates, assets, and a jbake.properties file; users run the jbake command or a build-tool plugin to generate HTML. The documentation describes Maven and Gradle integrations, watch/server-style workflows, Markdown, AsciiDoc, HTML content, metadata headers, and templating through engines such as Freemarker, Groovy, and Thymeleaf.

Why package nerds care

JBake is package-nerd interesting because it is a static site generator that lives in Java packaging culture rather than the Ruby, Go, or JavaScript ecosystems. It bridges CLI packaging, Maven artifacts, Gradle plugins, and content tooling in a way that makes sense for JVM shops and documentation sites.

Timeline

2012: JBake Team copyright period begins on the official site.
2013: Official documentation pages show early JBake manual authorship and project structure docs.
v2.2.0: JBake adopts Semantic Versioning.
2016: JBake 2.6.0 release notes describe a move to a Gradle build and a Java 7 runtime requirement.
2021: JBake 2.7.0 release-candidate news documents continued Maven plugin and release work.

Related projects

JBake is related to Jekyll-style static site generation, Markdown, AsciiDoc, Freemarker, Groovy templates, Thymeleaf, Maven, Gradle, sbt, mill, SBuild, GitHub Pages-style hosting, and other static publishing tools.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: jbake.propertiescustom.properties

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`jbake`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-07

manager version2.7.0

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/jbake-org/jbake

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/jbake-org/jbakenone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:jbake
Version	2.7.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jbake
Homepage	https://jbake.org/
Repository	https://github.com/jbake-org/jbake
Upstream docs	https://jbake.org/docs
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/jbake-org/jbake/releases/download/v2.7.0/jbake-2.7.0-bin.zip
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:03:48-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	jbake
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

jbake

nix profile install nixpkgs#jbake

normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbake

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jb/jbake/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/jbake.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install jbake with Homebrew, Nix