# Install jbake with Homebrew, Nix Java based static site/blog generator. Version 2.7.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:jbake ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install jbake ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#jbake ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jb/jbake/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:jbake - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.7.0 - **Source summary:** Java based static site/blog generator - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:48-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - jbake (cli) - jbake (alias) ## Dependencies - openjdk ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.7.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/jbake-org/jbake - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: jbake.properties, custom.properties ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** jbake - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - jbake: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jb/jbake/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [openjdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openjdk/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [eleventy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eleventy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, static-site-generator, templates. - [marmite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/marmite/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: blog, cli, developer-tools, markdown, static-site-generator. - [zola](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zola/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, static-site-generator, templates. - [docfx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docfx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, static-site-generator. - [gostatic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gostatic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, static-site-generator. - [hugo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hugo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, static-site-generator. - [pelican](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pelican/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, static-site-generator. - [cobalt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cobalt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, static-site-generator. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/jbake.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/jbake.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph