Pre-configured Best minimal
/ Build Awesome starters as of August 2026

Eleventy ecosystem offers a wide variety of starters.

Not sure where to begin? Start with a minimal template:
Repo Code size Direct dependencies Custom JS
Custom templates
Custom CSS
🌱 Micro-starters:
buildawesome-content-first Best content-first micro-starter powered by Build Awesome Kit and Blades CSS 🌱 2 pkgs 🌱 0 🌱 3 files 🌱 0 files 2 lines
buildawesome-micro-starters Modern 11-in-1 micro-starter showcasing Build Awesome Kit's all-in-one config package 🌱 2 pkgs +1 pkg if Shotpipe
+3 pkgs if Tailwind		 🌱 0 1 file if Shotpipe 🌱 2 files or less (per starter) 🌱 0 files ~10 lines 1 file if Tailwind
🌳 Other minimal starters:
@danurbanowicz/eleventy-netlify-boilerplate A template for building a blog with the Eleventy static site generator and Decap CMS ♻️ 7 pkgs 5-10 files 10-20 files ♻️ 1 file ~200 lines
@11ty/eleventy-base-blog A starter repository for a blog web site using the Eleventy static site generator 10 pkgs 5-10 files 5-10 files ♻️ 3 files ~300 lines
@mwdelaney/zeropoint A modern, opinionated, bare-bones website starter that gets you "up to zero" 10-20 pkgs 10-20 files 10 files ♻️ 3 files ~200 lines ⚠️ .scss
⚠️ Not so minimal starters:
@ttntm/11ty-landing-page ♻️ 7 pkgs 4 files ⚠️ tailwind.config.cjs ~1000 lines 10-20 files ♻️ 4 files
@matthiasott/eleventy-plus-vite ⚠️ 20+ pkgs 5-10 files 10-20 files ⚠️ 20+ files
@nhoizey/pack11ty 10-20 pkgs 10-20 files 10-20 files ⚠️ 30+ files
@adamstddrd/grease ♻️ 4 pkgs 10-20 files 10-20 files ⚠️ 20+ files
@madrilene/eleventy-excellent ⚠️ 40+ pkgs ⚠️ 30+ files ⚠️ 40+ files ⚠️ 40+ files
@scottsweb/elva ⚠️ 20+ pkgs ⚠️ 30+ files ⚠️ 20+ files 5-10 files
@rothsandro/eleventy-notes 10-20 pkgs ⚠️ 50+ files 10-20 files ⚠️ 30+ files
@googlechrome/starter-extended-blog ⚠️ 20+ pkgs ⚠️ 50+ files 10-20 files ♻️ 4 files
📦 Outdated starters:
@5t3ph/11ty-sass-skeleton ⚠️ 11ty v2
@surjithctly/neat-starter ⚠️ 11ty v1
@ixartz/eleventy-starter-boilerplate ⚠️ 11ty v0
@daflh/vredeburg ⚠️ 11ty v2
@5t3ph/11ty-netlify-jumpstart ⚠️ 11ty v2
@yinkakun/eleventy-duo ⚠️ 11ty v2
@tryghost/eleventy-starter-ghost ⚠️ 11ty v0
@11ta/11ta-template ⚠️ 11ty v2
@google/eleventy-high-performance-blog ⚠️ 11ty v2
@oak-harbor-kits/starter-kit-v4-eleventy ⚠️ 11ty v1