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Hi guys, I was wondering whether it is possible to create a full yet simple website (Such as Blog or Portfolio) using Ktor? I mean, most of tutorial out there only highlight REST API and such... Can I use something like ORM or Templating Engine?

Thanks!

Yes, you can use Ktor to build full-stack web applications. If you check the docs, you'll find examples of using templating engines like FreeMarker, Thymeleaf, etc as well as using an ORM like Exposed.

<https://ktor.io/docs/working-with-views.html|https://ktor.io/docs/working-with-views.html>

<https://ktor.io/docs/interactive-website-add-persistence.html|https://ktor.io/docs/interactive-website-add-persistence.html>

I’d use a single page app for this… Create a React/Angular/Vue app, build, drop into resources, expose as static, deploy along with the API. Reliable and much better for UI development than templates.