Why is the project called Lume? What does the logo mean?
Lume (pronounced /lume/ 🔈) is the Galician word for fire. This project is not only a static site generator, but also a way to discover and learn about my culture. That's why I chose a Galician word as the name, and every minor version is dedicated to a relevant Galician person.
Fire is also a good metaphor for what this tool does: it gets a list of files from a folder and "burns" them, creating a site. It reminds me of when people "burned" or "toasted" CDs or DVDs with music and movies.
The logo is a firefly (a.k.a lightning bug) because I wanted an animal as a mascot that was related to fire. In Galician, they are called "vagalumes" (wander fires). You can learn more about the logo design in this post.
Wasn't Lume a static site generator for Deno?
Yes. Lume was originally created for Deno. But in October 2026, Deno joined Cloudflare and they announced:
We will support the Deno runtime for another year with monthly releases containing bug fixes and security updates. After that year we will end our development of the Deno runtime.
So we decided to migrate Lume to Node. We was prepared for that, as we said in the previous version of the FAQ:
As a last resort, Lume would be ported to Node. We would lose HTTP imports but at least we could keep using Lume. This is a long-term project, not tied to the Deno company. It doesn’t depend on VC funding, and does not need to be a viable business. It’s just an tool with a community that uses and supports it.
What are your plans for Lume?
I created Lume as a tool to build websites. I’m using it actively in my personal projects and in my job. It’s not a product that I must monetize and I have no intention of doing so. I enjoy working on Lume a lot, writing the code by myself (not with AI), talking with the community, and helping them. I love when people donate money to the project without asking for anything in return, or contribute with a pull request, or just give feedback and ideas. I’m learning a lot on this journey, more than I expected when I started. Lume is 5 years old now, but my intention is to keep maintaining it for many years to come.
All of Lume will stay open source and free to use, forever. There won’t be a Lume Pro version or anything like that. Never. If I decide at some point to create a company, it would be something separate, and won’t affect Lume at all.