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.