diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+# macOS system files
+.DS_Store
+
+# Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/hugo
+# Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=hugo
+
+### Hugo ###
+# Generated files by hugo
+/public/
+/resources/_gen/
+/assets/jsconfig.json
+hugo_stats.json
+
+# Executable may be added to repository
+hugo.exe
+hugo.darwin
+hugo.linux
+
+# Temporary lock file while building
+/.hugo_build.lock
+
+# End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/hugo
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/archetypes/default.md b/archetypes/default.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/archetypes/default.md
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++++
+date = '{{ .Date }}'
+draft = true
+title = '{{ replace .File.ContentBaseName "-" " " | title }}'
++++
diff --git a/hugo.toml b/hugo.toml
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+++ b/hugo.toml
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+baseURL = 'https://example.org/'
+languageCode = 'en-us'
+title = 'My New Hugo Site'
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
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+++ b/shell.nix
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+{
+  pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { },
+}:
+pkgs.mkShell {
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    hugo
+  ];
+}