A minimal starter Jekyll boilaplate
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Clone or downlaod this repository.
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Rename the folder to the name of the project you are working on.
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Open the folder in Visual Studio Code or any other editor you are using. In Visual Studion Code on the sidebar right click on the folder name and click on
Open in Terminal -
In the terminal run the following
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bundler install
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jekyll build
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Note: you have be connectesd to the internet for this to work. Secondly the installation may take while, just wait for it. (the installation those not show any progress, so you will think nothing but just wait ):
And to get everything running in the browser install the LiveReload Safari/Chrome/Firefox extension.
With :serve => true specified in the jekyll-plus guard options we can now start the Jekyll Web Server + LiveReload by using one simple command below:
guard
Now, switch to the browser, make sure the LiveReload extension is turned on at the righ top side of the browser window.
If you make any changes the browser will reload automatically.
Please do not hesitate to let me know if you run into any problem.
http://dan.doezema.com/2014/01/setting-up-livereload-with-jekyll/