In this video, I show you how to create a blog site on GitHub Pages using Jekyll. To design and build your blog website, you will want to do the work locally. Afterward, when your site is running, you can decide if you want to manage your blog locally or just create new blog entries using the GitHub website.
Setup your local dev environment
https://jekyllrb.com/docs/
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00:00 – Get started. Please Like, Comment, and Subscribe as it helps me build an audience!
00:11 – Configure your development environment
00:19 – Set up a repo on GitHub
01:50 – Clone the GitHub repo to your local computer
02:12 – Create a new Jekyll site
03:42 – Test and explore the new Jekyll site
05:46 – Use the Live Reload option to see changes in real time
08:16 – Explore the _config.yml file
09:12 – Update the gemfile for use on GitHub
11:56 – Review the differences between README.md and index.markdown
13:21 – Commit the Jekyll site and sync to GitHub
13:47 – View the new Jekyll site on GitHub Pages
14:37 – Adjust the _config.yml file to adjust the baseurl and url fields to work with GitHub Pages
16:19 – Quick tip to remember how to use the Live Reload feature
17:01 – Run bundle exec jekyll serve –livereload prior to creating a new blog post
17:22 – Create your first Jekyll blog post
20:34 – Modify and test default settings to brand your site
23:09 – Recap, tips, suggestions, and a quick lesson in markdown and html
27:05 – Please Like, Comment, and Subscribe as it helps me build an audience!
Create a new site in the working folder
jekyll new .
Create a new site in the working folder where other files (like a readme.md file) might exit
jekyll new . –force
Test your site with the Live Reload option
bundle exec jekyll serve –livereload