https://jakobj.dev/tags/website/ Recent content in Website on Jakob Johnson Hugo -- 0.147.2 en-us Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0600 https://jakobj.dev/posts/website/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0600 https://jakobj.dev/posts/website/ <h2 id="intro">Intro</h2> <p>Much of this content will be based on the existing docs of <a href="https://pages.github.com/">Github Pages</a> but with a bit more detailed steps.</p> <p>We&rsquo;ll be using Jekyll in this, there are a number of other static website generators (such as Hugo), but since Pages has built in support for Jekyll, that&rsquo;s where I&rsquo;d recommend starting.</p> <h2 id="prerequisites">Prerequisites</h2> <p>You&rsquo;ll need</p> <ol> <li>a <a href="https://github.com/">GitHub</a> account</li> <li><a href="https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/">Ruby</a> installed <ul> <li>I&rsquo;d recommend using <a href="https://rvm.io/">RVM</a> so as to not mess with your computer&rsquo;s installation of Ruby</li> </ul> </li> <li>[Optional] Your own domain name. <ul> <li>Register one at a registrar like <a href="https://www.namecheap.com/">Namecheap</a>. They&rsquo;re pretty inexpensive, usually ~$10/year. They often also have deals on free or super cheap domains for students</li> </ul> </li> </ol> <p>Note about Windows machines - I&rsquo;d suggest setting up and using <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install">WSL</a> for this. It will simplify installing things greatly.</p>