# hexo > A fast, simple & powerful blog framework. > More information: . - Initialize a website: `hexo init {{path/to/directory}}` - Create a new article: `hexo new {{layout}} {{title}}` - Generate static files: `hexo generate` - Start a local server: `hexo server` - Deploy the website: `hexo deploy` - Clean the cache file (`db.json`) and generated files (`public/`): `hexo clean`