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Host Jekyll project on GitHub is possible setup in only in 3 Minutes. Firstly it is necessary join in GitHub if you are not an account before.
After of this, you can start:
Go to your https://github.com and create a new repository named “USERNAME.github.com”
Enter these commands into your terminal in a directory you want your blog to be:
$ git clone https://github.com/plusjade/jekyll-bootstrap.git USERNAME.github.com
$ cd USERNAME.github.com
$ git remote set-url origin git@github.com:USERNAME/USERNAME.github.com.git
$ git push origin master
After GitHub has a couple minutes to do your blog will be publicly available at http://USERNAME.github.com.
Already have your blog on GitHub?
When you have installed, run Jekyll-Bootstrap locally to check:
$ git clone https://github.com/plusjade/jekyll-bootstrap.git
$ cd jekyll-bootstrap
$ jekyll serve
See it in action at http://localhost:4000
In order to preview your blog locally you’ll need to install the Jekyll ruby gem.
sudo apt-get install ruby1.9.3 ruby1.9.1-dev nodejs
Note gem dependencies will also be installed. You don’t have to run a local version but it helps if you want to preview your content before publishing.
$ gem install jekyll
If you run into a problem please consult the original Jekyll installation documentation.
Once the gem is installed you can navigate to your Jekyll-Bootstrap directory. If you’ve followed the homepage instructions this will be: USERNAME.github.com. Once in the directory you’ll run jekyll with server support:
$ cd USERNAME.github.com
$ jekyll serve
Your blog is now available at: http://localhost:4000. In order to stop the server it is only necessary use (Ctr + C). On the other hand, while you are developing or customizing the blog, to update changes is necessary stop and re-start the server.
Create posts easily via rake task:
$ rake post title="Hello World"
The rake task automatically creates a file with properly formatted filename and YAML Front Matter. After you have to set your own title while, by default, the date would be set with the current date.
These included post could be Markdown files. This format allow a very easy way to include new content quickly.
Create pages easily via rake task:
$ rake page name="about.md"
Create a nested page:
$ rake page name="pages/about.md"
Create a page with a “pretty” path:
$ rake page name="pages/about"
# this will create the file: ./pages/about/index.html
The rake task automatically creates a page file with properly formatted filename and YAML Front Matter as well as includes the Jekyll Bootstrap “setup” file.
After you’ve added posts or made changes to your theme or other files, simply commit them to your git repo and push the commits up to GitHub.
$ git add .
$ git commit -m "Add new content"
$ git push origin master
A GitHub post-commit hook will automatically deploy your changes to your hosted blog. You will receive a success or failure notice for every commit you make to your blog.
Jekyll-Bootstrap can be used as-is as a basic blogging platform but also it could be customizing deeply:
Jekyll-Bootstrap supports modular theming. Themes can co-exist and be enabled/disabled on demand. In my case, I have used a theme developed by Panos Sakkos.
Jekyll and Jekyll-Bootstrap has a simple but powerful Jekyll Configuration System. You can:
Specify a custom permalink format for blog posts. Specify a commenting engine like disqus, intensedebate, livefyre, or custom. Specify an analytics engine like google, getclicky, or custom.
I highly recommend reading the Jekyll Introduction if you plan to customize your blog.