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# Build your website in 3 steps

There's an easy way to build a website using Beautiful Jekyll, which is what this document will focus on. For most people (including myself!), the easy route is recommended.
There are a few different ways to build a website using Beautiful Jekyll, and this document will only go through the simplest one: using a fork on GitHub. For most people (including myself!), this easy method is the recommended one.

> If you're an advanced user that understands how GitHub Pages works, or if you're an expert user who knows how to use Ruby gems, then you can [skip the easy way](https://github.com/daattali/beautiful-jekyll#the-hard-way-using-ruby-gems) if you want more control.
> Tip: The more advanced installation methods include either using GitHub Pages with remote themes, or using Ruby gems. You can head over to the [advanced installation section](https://github.com/daattali/beautiful-jekyll#the-harder-way-for-advanced-users) if you want more control, but I suggest you still read through the easy way first.
## The easy way (recommended!)

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### 1. Fork this project

Click on the __*Fork*__ button at the top right corner of this page. Forking means that you now copied this entire project and all its files into your account. Do not click on the __*Create fork*__ button on the next page yet.
Click on the __*Fork*__ button at the top right corner of this page. Forking means that you're copying this entire project and all its files into your account. Do not click on the __*Create fork*__ button on the next page yet.

### 2. Rename the repository to `YOURUSERNAME.github.io`

You'll see the word "repository" used a lot in GitHub - it simply means "project". Under __*Repository name*__ you should see the name `beautiful-jekyll` - rename the repository to `YOURUSERNAME.github.io` (replace `YOURUSERNAME` with your GitHub user name). It's important to use this exact name so that GitHub will recognize it and automatically create a website for this project.
You'll see the word "repository" used a lot in GitHub - it simply means "project". Under __*Repository name*__ you should see the name `beautiful-jekyll`, this is where you need to rename your project to `YOURUSERNAME.github.io` (replace `YOURUSERNAME` with your GitHub user name). It's important to use this exact name so that GitHub will recognize it and automatically create a website for this project.

> If you want to use a different URL for your website, check out the [FAQ](https://beautifuljekyll.com/faq/#custom-domain)
> Tip: If you want to use a different URL for your website, check out the [FAQ](https://beautifuljekyll.com/faq/#custom-domain)
### 3. Customize your website settings

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Note that this was the easy way to create your website, but it does come at a cost: when Beautiful Jekyll gains new features in the future, *updating* your website to include all the latest features is cumbersome. See the [FAQ](https://beautifuljekyll.com/faq/#updating) for help with upgrading in the future.

## The hard way (using ruby gems)
## The harder way (for advanced users)

If you followed the easy method above, then you already have your site and you can skip this section!

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