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@@ -37,6 +37,47 @@ build times and the ability to rebuild whenever a change is made, Hugo
 provides a very fast feedback loop. This is essential when you are
 designing websites, but also very useful when creating content.
 
+## What makes Hugo different?
+
+Web site generators render content into HTML files. Most are "dynamic
+site generators." That means the HTTP
+server (which is the program running on your website that the user's
+browser talks to) runs the generator to create a new HTML file
+each and every time a user wants to view a page.
+
+Creating the page dynamically means that the computer hosting
+the HTTP server has to have enough memory and CPU to effectively run
+the generator around the clock. If not, then the user has to wait
+in a queue for the page to be generated.
+
+Nobody wants users to wait longer than needed, so the dynamic site
+generators programmed their systems to cache the HTML files. When
+a file is cached, a copy of it is temporarily stored on the computer.
+It is much faster for the HTTP server to send that copy the next time
+the page is requested than it is to generate it from scratch.
+
+Hugo takes cacheing a step further. All HTML files are rendered on your
+computer. You can review the files before you copy them to the computer
+hosting the HTTP server. Since the HTML files aren't generated dynamically,
+we say that Hugo is a "static site generator."
+
+Not running a web site generator on your HTTP server has many benefits.
+The most noticeable is performance - HTTP servers are very good at
+sending files. So good that you can effectively serve the same number
+of pages with a fraction of the memory and CPU needed for a dynamic site.
+
+Hugo has two components to help you build and test your web site. The
+one that you'll probably use most often is the built-in HTTP server.
+When you run `hugo server`, Hugo renders all of your content into
+HTML files and then runs a HTTP server on your computer so that you
+can see what the pages look like.
+
+The second component is used when you're ready to publish your web
+site to the computer running your website. Running Hugo without any
+actions will rebuild your entire web site using the `baseurl` setting
+from your site's configuration file. That's required to have your page
+links work properly with most hosting companies.
+
 ## How fast is Hugo?
 
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