Content-First
Websites

Most websites are built around showing content. Archival is a tool for defining the content structure of a website along with the presentation, which results in super fast, database-free static websites, that can be updated dynamically as if they were built on expensive platforms like Wordpress or Squarespace.

Archival websites are built to be easy to maintain & last forever. Archival uses git to track changes to your website, which makes it possible to rebuild your website at any point in its history, rewind to old versions, and track who made every change.

Many web frameworks are “full stack”, requiring you to lock in to an ecosystem and learn about complex topics like SSR and Databases to be productive & build fast websites. Archival templates work out of the box, and allow you to choose a framework that best fits your project’s needs - or no framework at all for super-fast, javascript-light websites.

Archival templates are ready to deploy immediately. All websites built with archival can be edited & deployed via editor.archival.dev to an archival subdomain or custom web domain, in minutes. Archival's editor allows powerful on-the-go editing that is version controlled yet easier than updating a social media profile - the best of both custom websites and content management systems.