jekyll-quickstart

jekyll-quickstart

A default directory structure for a Jekyll site.

Jekyll Quickstart

A default directory structure for a Jekyll site, suitable for rapid prototyping.

Clone and go.

Features

  • Ready to use config file for Compass
  • Simple "rake watch" task to run the Jekyll server and start the Compass poll process.
  • Rackup file to easy integration with Pow

Workflow

For ideal system intregation, create an alias in your .bash_profile:

alias jekyll-create='git clone https://github.com/mikefowler/jekyll-quickstart.git'

With the alias in place, get a prototype up and running quickly with the following steps:

jekyll-create mySite
cd mySite
rake watch

Jekyll's server will be up and running at http://localhost:4000.