how to add a favicon to your hugo site Create your favicon Design your favicon in your favorite art package I use Inkscape on mac and create SVG versions) Upload your image to https://realfavicongenerator.net and follow the settings. Download your favicon package and extract to the /static/ directory. The static directory sits in the root of your HUGO site. When you generate your site, the favicon will be copied into public, the root of the generated site.
Mac Installing on a mac could not be easier with brew. If you do not have brew installed you can follow the instructions at https://brew.sh/
Step 1 install hugo via brew:
brew install hugo and abracadabra thats it!
other platforms To install hugo using windows or linux head to https://gohugo.io/getting-started/installing/ to see the detailed instrauctions.
Config file This file is essential to getting your hugo site set up correctly.