CSS pipeline: Sass compilation with CleanCSS optimization, entry point at src/assets/styles/main.scss
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eleventastic — Eleventy Starter Template
By maxboeck
Eleventastic is an Eleventy starter maintained by Max Böck. It includes a build pipeline for Sass, Webpack, SVG icon sprites, critical CSS, and HTML minification, all run through 11ty, making it suitable as a starting point for new 11ty projects.
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JS bundling: supports ES6 syntax, transpiled to ES5 by Babel and bundled and minified by Webpack
SVG icon sprite: SVGs in src/assets/icons are automatically merged into a symbol sprite, callable with the {% icon "name" %} shortcode
Critical CSS: uses the critical package to inline critical styles in the homepage head
HTML minification: minifies HTML at build time
No external build: all processing runs through 11ty
Template Details
Eleventastic is an Eleventy-based starter kit that the author uses as the base template for all his new 11ty projects. The repository provides a demo site and includes a Netlify deployment status badge and a one-click deploy button.
For the build pipeline, the template integrates CSS, JS, SVG icons, critical CSS, and HTML minification into the 11ty build process without relying on external build steps. Styles use Sass, with the entry point at src/assets/styles/main.scss, output to dist/assets/styles/main.css. JavaScript supports ES6 syntax, with the entry point at src/assets/scripts/main.js, transpiled to ES5 by Babel and bundled and minified by Webpack, output to dist/assets/scripts/main.js. SVG files placed in src/assets/icons are merged into a symbol sprite, with the filename used as the symbol identifier, callable in templates with a shortcode such as {% icon "github" %}. Critical CSS is currently inlined only in the homepage head, generated automatically via the critical package.
To use it, run npm install in the project root to install dependencies, npm start to launch the development server with live reload, and npm run build to generate a production build. The template is MIT licensed, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution, but third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate license checks, and external services such as domains and hosting may incur costs.
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Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- As a starting point for a new Eleventy project, developing directly on top of it
- 11ty sites that need Sass compilation, Webpack bundling, and SVG icon sprites
- Projects that want CSS, JS, icons, critical CSS, and HTML minification handled uniformly by the 11ty build process
- Quickly creating and deploying a template branch via the Netlify one-click deploy button
Suitable For
- Developers using Eleventy who want a preset build pipeline
- 11ty projects that need Sass, Webpack, and SVG icon sprites configured out of the box
- Users who accept the MIT license and will independently verify third-party asset licensing
- Workflows that prefer development and production builds via npm scripts
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
- 1
Run npm install in the project root to install dependencies
- 2
Run npm start to launch the development server with live reload enabled
- 3
Run npm run build to generate a production build
- 4
Place SVG icons in src/assets/icons; the filename is the symbol identifier, called in templates with {% icon "name" %}
- 5
Critical CSS is currently inlined only in the homepage head; other pages do not inline it automatically
License & source material
Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version in the public repository under the MIT license; the free scope applies to that version's code and does not imply that external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of that version's code are permitted.
- When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice.
- The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.
Additional costs & items to verify
- Critical CSS is currently inlined only in the homepage head; other pages do not automatically inline critical styles and must be handled separately.
- The one-click deploy button targets the Netlify platform; using that deployment method requires a Netlify account and may be subject to its terms of service and fees.
- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked against their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
Original License Text
Currently, critical CSS will only be inlined in the head of the homepage.
Original README
https://github.com/maxboeck/eleventastic/blob/master/LICENSEhttps://github.com/maxboeck/eleventastic/blob/master/README.mdDeploy a fork of this template to Netlify
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- Partly documented · 68 / 100
- Technologies
- Eleventy
- Website type
- Starter
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- 2023-03-04
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-01
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Source file / repository# Eleventastic
A simple Eleventy Starter Kit, my base for all new 11ty projects. ([Demo Site](https://eleventastic.netlify.com))
[](https://app.netlify.com/sites/eleventastic/deploys)
## Features
* CSS Pipeline (Sass, CleanCSS)
* JS Bundling (Webpack)
* SVG Icon Sprite Generation
* Critical CSS
* HTML Minification
* No external builds, everything runs through 11ty
## Getting Started
To install the necessary packages, run this command in the root folder of the site:
```sh
npm install
```
### Commands
* Run `npm start` for a development server and live reloading
* Run `npm run build` to generate a production build
## Deploy a fork of this template to Netlify
[](https://app.netlify.com/start/deploy?repository=https://github.com/maxboeck/eleventastic)
## CSS
Styling works with Sass. The main index file is in `src/assets/styles/main.scss`. Import any SCSS code you want in there; it will be processed and optimized. The output is in `dist/assets/styles/main.css`
## JS
Javascript can be written in ES6 syntax. The main index file is in `src/assets/scripts/main.js`. It will be transpiled to ES5 with babel, bundled together with webpack, and minified in production. The output is in `dist/assets/scripts/main.js`
## SVG Icons
All SVG files added to `src/assets/icons` will be bundled into a `symbol` sprite file. The SVG filename will then be used as the symbol identifier and the icon can be used as a shortcode.
For example, if you have a `github.svg` file in that folder, you can display it anywhere by using `{% icon "github" %}` in your templates.
## Critical CSS
Currently, critical CSS will only be inlined in the head of the homepage. This is done by using the [critical](https://github.com/addyosmani/critical) package in an automatic transform.
## Credits
My heartfelt thanks to these people, whom I shamelessly copied ideas from:
* Phil Hawksworth: [EleventyOne](https://github.com/philhawksworth/eleventyone)
* Mike Riethmuller: [Supermaya](https://github.com/MadeByMike/supermaya)
* Zach Leatherman: [zachleat.com](https://github.com/zachleat/zachleat.com)
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