diff --git a/lib/app/index.js b/lib/app/index.js
index 2bf6e59b..b5f846ed 100644
--- a/lib/app/index.js
+++ b/lib/app/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { createApp as createClientApp, createSSRApp, ref, readonly } from 'vue'
+import {
+  createApp as createClientApp,
+  createSSRApp,
+  ref,
+  readonly
+} from 'vue'
 import { Content } from './components/Content'
 import { createRouter, RouterSymbol } from './router'
 import { useSiteData } from './composables/siteData'
@@ -38,20 +43,18 @@ export function createApp() {
       // the path conversion scheme.
       // /foo/bar.html -> /js/foo_bar.md.js
       // TODO handle base
-      pagePath = pagePath.slice(1).replace(/\//g, '_') + '.md.js'
+      pagePath = './' + pagePath.slice(1).replace(/\//g, '_') + '.md.js'
     }
 
     if (inBrowser) {
       // in browser: native dynamic import
-      // js files are stored in a sub directory
-      return import('./js/' + pagePath).then(page => {
+      return import(pagePath).then((page) => {
         pageDataRef.value = readonly(page.__pageData)
         return page.default
       })
     } else {
       // SSR, sync require
-      const page = require('./' + pagePath)
-      console.log('setting page data')
+      const page = require(pagePath)
       pageDataRef.value = page.__pageData
       return page.default
     }
@@ -85,5 +88,9 @@ export function createApp() {
 }
 
 if (inBrowser) {
-  createApp().app.mount('#app')
+  const { app, router } = createApp()
+  // wait unitl page component is fetched before mounting
+  router.go().then(() => {
+    app.mount('#app')
+  })
 }
diff --git a/lib/app/router.js b/lib/app/router.js
index fc67f5ee..235dc50d 100644
--- a/lib/app/router.js
+++ b/lib/app/router.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { reactive, inject, nextTick, markRaw } from 'vue'
  *
  * @typedef {{
  *   route: Route
- *   go: (href: string) => Promise<void>
+ *   go: (href?: string) => Promise<void>
  * }} Router
  */
 
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ export function createRouter(loadComponent, fallbackComponent) {
   const inBrowser = typeof window !== 'undefined'
 
   /**
-   * @param {string} href
+   * @param {string} [href]
    * @returns {Promise<void>}
    */
   function go(href) {
+    href = href || (inBrowser ? location.href : '/')
     if (inBrowser) {
       // save scroll position before changing url
       history.replaceState({ scrollPosition: window.scrollY }, document.title)
@@ -159,10 +160,6 @@ export function createRouter(loadComponent, fallbackComponent) {
     go
   }
 
-  if (inBrowser) {
-    loadPage(location.href)
-  }
-
   return router
 }
 
diff --git a/src/build/build.ts b/src/build/build.ts
index dc93f17e..8352e0e4 100644
--- a/src/build/build.ts
+++ b/src/build/build.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ export async function build(buildOptions: BuildOptions = {}) {
   const siteConfig = await resolveConfig(buildOptions.root)
   try {
     const result = await bundle(siteConfig, buildOptions)
+
+    console.log('rendering pages...')
     for (const page of siteConfig.pages) {
       await renderPage(siteConfig, page, result)
     }
   } finally {
     await fs.rmdir(siteConfig.tempDir, { recursive: true })
+    console.log('done.')
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/build/bundle.ts b/src/build/bundle.ts
index cf782d86..844d01ca 100644
--- a/src/build/bundle.ts
+++ b/src/build/bundle.ts
@@ -49,16 +49,16 @@ export async function bundle(
             chunk.facadeModuleId &&
             chunk.facadeModuleId.endsWith('.md')
           ) {
-            // foo/bar.md -> js/foo_bar.md.js
+            // foo/bar.md -> _assets/foo_bar.md.js
             chunk.fileName = path.join(
-              'js/',
+              '_assets/',
               slash(path.relative(root, chunk.facadeModuleId)).replace(
                 /\//g,
                 '_'
               ) + '.js'
             )
           } else {
-            chunk.fileName = path.join('js/', chunk.fileName)
+            chunk.fileName = path.join('_assets/', chunk.fileName)
           }
         }
       }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export async function bundle(
     silent: true,
     resolvers: [resolver],
     srcRoots: [APP_PATH, config.themeDir],
-    cssFileName: 'css/style.css',
+    cssFileName: '_assets/style.css',
     rollupPluginVueOptions,
     rollupInputOptions: {
       ...rollupInputOptions,
@@ -90,9 +90,10 @@ export async function bundle(
       ...rollupOutputOptions,
       dir: config.outDir
     },
-    debug: !!process.env.DEBUG
+    minify: !process.env.DEBUG
   }
 
+  console.log('building client bundle...')
   const clientResult = await build({
     ...sharedOptions,
     rollupOutputOptions: {
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ export async function bundle(
     }
   })
 
+  console.log('building server bundle...')
   const serverResult = await build({
     ...sharedOptions,
     rollupPluginVueOptions: {
@@ -116,7 +118,9 @@ export async function bundle(
       dir: config.tempDir,
       format: 'cjs',
       exports: 'named'
-    }
+    },
+    // server build doesn't need minification
+    minify: false
   })
 
   return [clientResult, serverResult]
diff --git a/src/build/render.ts b/src/build/render.ts
index 281b2da6..013091e9 100644
--- a/src/build/render.ts
+++ b/src/build/render.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,73 @@
 import path from 'path'
-import { SiteConfig } from '../config'
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs'
+import { SiteConfig, HeadConfig } from '../config'
 import { BuildResult } from 'vite'
 import { renderToString } from '@vue/server-renderer'
 
+const escape = require('escape-html')
+
 export async function renderPage(
   config: SiteConfig,
   page: string, // foo.md
   result: BuildResult[]
 ) {
-  const { createApp } = require(path.join(config.tempDir, 'js/index.js'))
+  const { createApp } = require(path.join(config.tempDir, '_assets/index.js'))
   const { app, router } = createApp()
   const routePath = `/${page.replace(/\.md$/, '')}`
   router.go(routePath)
-  const html = await renderToString(app)
-  console.log(html)
+  const content = await renderToString(app)
+
+  const assetPath = `${config.site.base}_assets`
+  const pageJsPath = page.replace(/\//g, '_') + '.js'
+  const { __pageData } = require(path.join(
+    config.tempDir,
+    '_assets',
+    pageJsPath
+  ))
+
+  const html = `
+<html lang="en-US">
+  <head>
+    <title>${config.site.title}</title>
+    <meta name="description" content="${config.site.description}">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="${assetPath}/style.css">${renderHead(
+    config.site.head
+  )}${renderHead(__pageData.frontmatter.head)}
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <div id="app">${content}</div>
+    <script type="module" src="${assetPath}/${pageJsPath}"></script>
+    <script type="module" src="${assetPath}/index.js"></script>
+  </body>
+</html>`.trim()
+  const htmlFileName = path.join(config.outDir, page.replace(/\.md$/, '.html'))
+  await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(htmlFileName), { recursive: true })
+  await fs.writeFile(htmlFileName, html)
+}
+
+function renderHead(head: HeadConfig[]) {
+  if (!head || !head.length) {
+    return ''
+  }
+  return (
+    `\n    ` +
+    head
+      .map(([tag, attrs = {}, innerHTML = '']) => {
+        const openTag = `<${tag}${renderAttrs(attrs)}>`
+        if (tag !== 'link' && tag !== 'meta') {
+          return `${openTag}${innerHTML}</${tag}>`
+        } else {
+          return openTag
+        }
+      })
+      .join('\n    ')
+  )
+}
+
+function renderAttrs(attrs: Record<string, string>): string {
+  return Object.keys(attrs)
+    .map((key) => {
+      return ` ${key}="${escape(attrs[key])}"`
+    })
+    .join('')
 }
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 063850f5..ea5b0748 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ import { Resolver } from 'vite'
 
 const debug = require('debug')('vitepress:config')
 
+export type HeadConfig =
+  | [string, Record<string, string>]
+  | [string, Record<string, string>, string]
+
 export interface UserConfig<ThemeConfig = any> {
   base?: string
   title?: string
   description?: string
-  head?:
-    | [string, Record<string, string>]
-    | [string, Record<string, string>, string]
+  head?: HeadConfig[]
   themeConfig?: ThemeConfig
   // TODO locales support etc.
 }
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ export interface SiteData<ThemeConfig = any> {
   title: string
   description: string
   base: string
+  head: HeadConfig[]
   themeConfig: ThemeConfig
 }
 
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ export async function resolveSiteData(root: string): Promise<SiteData> {
     title: userConfig.title || 'VitePress',
     description: userConfig.description || 'A VitePress site',
     base: userConfig.base || '/',
+    head: userConfig.head || [],
     themeConfig: userConfig.themeConfig || {}
   }
 }