jekyll-cloudfiles-upload

This is a simple script that uploads the contents of a jekyll-generated _site directory to rackspace cloud files. There's a popular python-based solution out there, but I was unable to make it work properly, so I gave up and wrote my own.

Prerequisites

• Ruby (tested on 2.1.1)
• fog ruby gem
• Rackspace cloudfiles account

Installation

1. Log into Rackspace Cloud Files and create your container. You must create your container first, the script will not do that.

2. Install fog rubygem via gem install fog

3. Put a .fog file in your home directory that looks like this (it's a yaml file, be careful not to use tabs instead of spaces):

   default:
       rackspace_username: your_user_name
       rackspace_api_key: your_api_key
       rackspace_region: your_preferred_region
   

   The rackspace regions are strings like 'iad' or 'dfw', depending on your preferred container region. You can get your api key from the Rackspace control panel's Account page.

4. Copy the cloudfiles_upload.rb script into the directory for your jekyll project. It's a good idea to also make it executable via chmod a+x cloudfiles_upload.rb

5. Build your site via jekyll build

6. Execute ./cloudfiles_upload.rb container_name or ruby cloudfiles_upload.rb container_name.

   The script will spider through the _site subdirectory and look for any files that need to be added, deleted, or updated. Only files whose md5 hashes differ will from those in the container will be uploaded, so it will not upload files unnecessarily.

   Note: You may optionally leave off the container_name parameter, and the script will use the name of the directory you are in. So if you name your directory and container mysite.com, you can just run ./cloudfiles_upload.rb with no arguments.

7. [Recommended] Add cloudfiles_upload.rb to your _config.yml file's exclusion list so it doesn't get uploaded.

Disclaimer

I make no guarantees about this software, though I'll happily accept pull requests for any fixes or updates that are applied. I use this script to manage my own jekyll-based blogs, but I've only tested it on my particular machines with my particular versions of ruby, fog, etc. Software provided as-is.