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title: About
order: 7.3
icon: phosphor-duotone:info
summary: What BxSites is, who builds it, and where the project lives.
tags: [about, project]
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# About

BxSites is a general-purpose **static site generator** written in
[BoxLang](https://boxlang.io) - point it at a `docs/` folder and get a
themed, searchable static site out, with the same toolkit whether you're
building reference documentation, a blog, a marketing site, or a knowledge
base. It's built on top of [bx-markdown](https://github.com/ortus-boxlang/bx-markdown),
in the spirit of [mkdocs](https://www.mkdocs.org/), and this very site is
built by BxSites itself, from the Markdown files in its own `docs/` folder.

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The full source, release history, and everything else about the project.
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Found a bug in the code? File it on the GitHub issue tracker.
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BxSites is free and open source, licensed under Apache 2.0.
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How to report bugs, propose changes, and get support.
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## Who builds it

<div class="bxsites-ortus-logo">
	<img class="bxsites-ortus-logo__light" src="assets/ortus-logo-full-light.svg" alt="Ortus Solutions, Corp">
	<img class="bxsites-ortus-logo__dark" src="assets/ortus-logo-full-dark.svg" alt="Ortus Solutions, Corp">
</div>

<style>
.bxsites-ortus-logo { margin: 0.5rem 0 1.5rem; }
.bxsites-ortus-logo img { max-width: 260px; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.bxsites-ortus-logo__dark { display: none; }
[data-theme="dark"] .bxsites-ortus-logo__dark { display: inline-block; }
[data-theme="dark"] .bxsites-ortus-logo__light { display: none; }
</style>

BxSites is built and maintained by [Ortus Solutions, Corp](https://www.ortussolutions.com),
the makers of [BoxLang](https://boxlang.io), [ColdBox](https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/),
[CommandBox](https://commandbox.ortusbooks.com/), and the rest of the BoxLang
ecosystem - the same team building the runtime BxSites itself runs on.

With **20+ years** building, supporting, and shipping open-source tooling
for the CFML and now BoxLang ecosystems, Ortus Solutions isn't a side
project - open source is the core business. That trajectory is what makes
BxSites (and the rest of the BoxLang stack) something teams can build on
with confidence: it's backed by a company with a two-decade track record
of maintaining what it ships.

## Support the project

BxSites is free and open source, and it always will be. The easiest way to
support it costs nothing: **star the repo on GitHub** - it helps other
developers find the project and is a real signal to the maintainers that
it's worth keeping going.

If you'd like to go further, the best way to support its continued
development - along with BoxLang and the rest of Ortus Solutions'
open-source work - is to become a sponsor on Patreon:

<div class="bxsites-hero__actions">
	<a class="bxsites-hero__btn bxsites-hero__btn--primary" href="https://github.com/ortus-boxlang/bx-sites">⭐ Star us on GitHub</a>
	<a class="bxsites-hero__btn bxsites-hero__btn--secondary" href="https://www.patreon.com/c/ortussolutions">Sponsor on Patreon</a>
</div>

See [Contribute](contribute.md#financial-contributions) for other ways to
support the project, including code contributions and one-time donations.