Eli5: Jekyll:

Jekyll is quite simply a static site generator with the ability to blog with! Or anything. Using a mix of Markdown and Liquid templates. You can build and serve static sites with a modular code base.

This template simplifies processes, integrates Sass minification for sass and JS while also building Jekyll and then running a local web host to develop on.

The Steps:

Tips and ideas:

The core of Jekyll is it’s ability to create blog posts from MD files, among other ways. It’s a really simple way to build a blog or portfolio site without the overhead of a CMS.

It’s really worth reading through the docs - they are quite small!

Author:

Howdy, I’m Billy and I’m a Front End Developer living in London. I love all things logic (think Spock) and all things creative. For bugs, submit an issue on the repo here

For anything else, check out my Twitter @mrmonkeytech