hugo/content/en/installation/_common/02-prerequisites.md

Prerequisites

Although not required in all cases, Git, Go, and Dart Sass are commonly used when working with Hugo.

Git is required to:

• Build Hugo from source
• Use the [Hugo Modules] feature
• Install a theme as a Git submodule
• Access [commit information] from a local Git repository
• Host your site with services such as CloudCannon, Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, and Netlify

Go is required to:

• Build Hugo from source
• Use the Hugo Modules feature

Dart Sass is required to transpile Sass to CSS when using the latest features of the Sass language.

Please refer to the relevant documentation for installation instructions:

• Git
• Go
• Dart Sass