NWU Lekwena GitPages

This is the official page for the NWU Lekwena Radar. The site is deployed here using jekyll and GitPages.

Important

The page is updated everyday using a cron tab to deploy the newest synoptic forecasts and any other changes that may have taken place.

Some practical considerations, in no specific order:

• The site is static, this has a couple of advantages, but most important of all it is reliable. Keep it that way.
• It would be wise to contact @h-havenga before doing anything else as he setup the original page and scripts
• Be aware that there is a couple of cron scripts running in the background to:
  • Get the synoptic data and make the maps in a timely manner
  • Update the website with the newest synoptic maps daily
    • Look at the push_site.sh to get an idea of the github deployment process
• DO NOT CHANGE the github username unnecessarily as this effects the page and you'll have trouble figuring out the redeployment.
• IF you DID NOT follow my advice in the previous point:
  • Good for you
  • Change everything in the layouts/default.html from crggithub.github.io to <newusername.github.io>
  • Go to settings in the repository and change the page deployment to <newusername.github.io>
  • Go to web host and change crggithub.github.io to <newusername.github.io>
• Always make sure there's unwilling willing grad student to maintain this.

The Cayman theme

Cayman is a Jekyll theme for GitHub Pages. You can preview the theme to see what it looks like, or even use it today.