Jekyll is a gem based on Ruby and Rails. It's a framework-type thing that people use to create blogs quickly. Jekyll is great because it's simple, but powerful. Devs love it because working with and managing content using Jekyll is a lot like coding, so it's an environment we're all familiar with. Jekyll allows you to have a static site up and running in literal minutes.
-
Initialize a github repo using this format: your-username.github.com. For me, it'll look like this: trisssss.github.io.
-
In your local computer, install the Jekyll Gem (make sure you have Ruby and Rails installed beforehand) by typing:
gem install Jekyllin your shell. -
After the gem has been installed, type
jekyll new your-folder-nameinto the shell. You can replace "your-folder-name" with anything you want. -
Navigate into your new folder using
cd. For example, I'll typecd your-folder-namesince "your-folder-name" was what I created by new Jekyll folder with. -
Once you're inside your new folder, you can try out your new site by typing
jekyll serve. Then, open up your browser and typehttp://localhost:4000in the URL bar. -
You should be seeing a preview of your site. Pretty cool, eh? Now, once you're done playing around in the site, type CTRL+C in the shell to stop the server.
-
Run these commands to initialise git inside your new folder.
-
git init -
git remote add origin https://github.com/your-user-name/your-user-name.github.io.git"your-user-name" should be replaced with your own username. -
git add . -
git commit -m "Initialise repo and upload files"Again, you can write anything in betweeen the " " -
git push -u origin master -
And, you're done! Just type your repo's name in the browser URL and your site should pop up