Hello World — Welcome to AstroDemo

Welcome to AstroDemo — a lightweight demonstration site built with Astro, the web framework for content-driven websites.

What is Astro?

Astro is a modern static-site generator that ships zero JavaScript by default. Instead of a client-side component model, Astro renders everything to HTML at build time, resulting in pages that are fast, accessible, and easy to deploy anywhere.

When you do need interactivity, Astro’s island architecture lets you opt individual components into the client — using client:idle, client:visible, or client:load — without hydrating the whole page.

What’s in this demo?

This site showcases several Astro features:

Content Collections — type-safe Markdown posts validated with a Zod schema
File-based routing — pages map directly to files in src/pages/
Static output — the build produces plain HTML, CSS, and no runtime server
CSS custom properties — a global design token system for consistent theming

Getting started locally

Clone the repository and run:

npm install
npm run dev

The dev server starts at http://localhost:4321. Edit any file and the browser updates instantly.

What’s next?

Check out the other posts on this blog for deeper dives into Astro’s features. If you’d like to build on this starter, read CLAUDE.md for conventions and use the built-in AI slash commands to scaffold new pages and components.