Getting Started with Jekyll

getting-started-with-jekyll.md

#Getting Started with Jekyll Static sites generators FTW

JekyllRb

Why it's awesome

1. Great docs!
2. It's fast!
3. No database!
4. Gh-pages integration!

Basic Installation

gem install jekyll bundler
jekyll new myBlog
cd myBlog
bundle exec jekyll serve

Now see it in action!

Code Along

1. Install dependancies.

   • npm i gulp g -g
   • npm i gulp-gh-pages --save-dev
   • gem install jekyll pygments redcarpet bundler

2. Fork Gulp Sass Browsersync or download zip.

   • Update package.json, _config.yml, index.html with your own info.

3. CD into project folder and run gulp

4. Update a Post

   • Navigate to /_posts
   • Update 2014-04-20-welcome-to-jekyll.markdown
   • Save

5. Create a Post

   • Create new markdown file (.md or .markdown will both work.)
   • Follow the naming convention. YYYY-MM-DD-blog-post-title.md
   • Add front matter.
   • Start writing your new post.

6. Deployment to Github Pages

   • Add this to snippet to your gulp file

     var deploy = require("gulp-gh-pages");
   
     gulp.task("deploy", ["jekyll-build"], function () {
      return gulp.src("./_site/**/*")
          .pipe(deploy());
     });
   

   • Run gulp deploy