minimalist_blog

minimalist_blog

minimalist blog using jekyll

about minimalist_blog

minimalist blog using jekyll. inspired by planetjekyll's jekyll-minimal-theme.
includes functionality for categories :) NOTE: homepage (index.html) default is archive page


get started

  1. Fork the repository.
  2. Clone the repository to your computer.
    git clone https://github.com/username/minimalist_blog
  3. Build Jekyll using jekyll build.
    Then run Jekyll using jekyll serve --watch, go to http://localhost:4000 for your site.

you be you

  1. Change the _config.yml to your info
  2. Change about.md to display static about page
  3. Write posts using the format in _posts example posts I included. Be sure to make your file 'year-month-date-title-of-post.md'
  4. If you want to upload your blog onto a domain, see the guide from GitHub to fiddle with settings.