Jekyll - Build a Site

Introduction

• Jekyll can be used to create a stactic website for blogging.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Install Jekyll on your host
   • Ref: https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/

2. Navigate to the folder and create a new site. This will create a folder called demosite with files like _config.yml, Gemfile, etc.

    jekyll new demosite
   

3. Run the Jekyll Server and browse the demo site on the displayed link.

    bundle exec jekyll serve
   

Themes

• The Jekyll server uses a default theme called minima for generating the website.

• You can find the location of the theme using the below command:

    bundle show <theme_name>
  

    > bundle show minima
    C:/Ruby31-x64/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/minima-2.5.2