How to Auto‑Deploy a Hugo Blog to AWS Using GitHub Actions (Step‑by‑Step Guide)

A complete step‑by‑step tutorial on automating Hugo deployments to AWS S3 and CloudFront using GitHub Actions. No more manual uploads — just push your changes and let CI/CD handle the rest. How to Auto‑Deploy a Hugo Blog to AWS Using GitHub Actions (Step‑by‑Step Guide) In the previous blog posts we did the following: Created a blog post with Hugo Deployed the Hugo blog to AWS For background, see: ...

March 28, 2026 · 6 min · Robert Zaharia

Deploy Hugo to AWS S3 and CloudFront

Deploy your Hugo blog to AWS S3 and CloudFront for a secure, globally-distributed website. This complete guide covers architecture diagrams, security best practices, and automation to get your blog live with a global CDN. Prerequisites This post is the second part of a series on building and hosting a blog with Hugo. Before diving into deployment, make sure you’ve completed the first post: 📖 Create Your Own Hugo Blog - Learn how to install Hugo, set up a site, install PaperMod, create posts, and configure metadata. ...

March 23, 2026 · 9 min