0ca's Blog

A GitHub Pages blog powered by Jekyll, focusing on AI, Security, and CTF Challenges.

Setup Instructions

1. Create the GitHub Repository

1. Go to GitHub
2. Create a new repository named 0ca.github.io
3. Make sure it's public
4. Initialize with a README (optional)

2. Push This Code to GitHub

cd 0ca.github.io
git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial blog setup"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin git@github.com:0ca/0ca.github.io.git
git push -u origin main

3. Enable GitHub Pages

1. Go to your repository on GitHub
2. Click on "Settings"
3. Scroll down to "Pages" section
4. Under "Source", select "Deploy from a branch"
5. Choose "main" branch and "/ (root)" folder
6. Click "Save"

Your blog will be live at https://0ca.github.io in a few minutes!

Local Development

Prerequisites

• Ruby (2.5 or higher)
• Bundler gem

Setup

# Install dependencies
bundle install

# Serve locally
bundle exec jekyll serve

# Visit http://localhost:4000

Creating Blog Posts

Create new posts in the _posts directory with the naming format:

YYYY-MM-DD-title.md

Example: 2025-01-30-introducing-boxpwnr.md

Each post should start with front matter:

---
layout: post
title: "Your Post Title"
date: 2025-01-30
categories: [ai, security, ctf]
tags: [boxpwnr, llm, hackthebox]
---

Theme Options

The blog currently uses jekyll-theme-minimal. You can change this in _config.yml:

Built-in GitHub Pages Themes

• jekyll-theme-minimal
• jekyll-theme-cayman
• jekyll-theme-hacker
• jekyll-theme-merlot
• jekyll-theme-midnight
• jekyll-theme-minima
• jekyll-theme-modernist
• jekyll-theme-primer
• jekyll-theme-slate
• jekyll-theme-tactile
• jekyll-theme-time-machine

Advanced Themes (using remote_theme)

Popular options:

• mmistakes/minimal-mistakes - Feature-rich, highly customizable
• cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy - Modern, clean, with dark mode
• jekyller/jekyller.github.io - Professional and minimal

To use a remote theme, replace theme: with remote_theme: in _config.yml:

remote_theme: mmistakes/minimal-mistakes

Customization

• Edit _config.yml for site-wide settings
• Modify index.md for homepage content
• Update about.md for the about page
• Add custom CSS in assets/css/ (if using a theme that supports it)

Resources

• Jekyll Documentation
• GitHub Pages Documentation
• Jekyll Themes