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- Subject: [Discuss] Jekyll users, experts, developers anywhere?
- From: nancythewriter7 at gmail.com (Nancy Allison)
- Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2018 08:50:42 -0400
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Thank you, Dan. This is really helpful. I didn't realize the level of sophistication I would need; sounds like a hosting service may be the way to go. On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 7:47 AM, Dan Ritter <dsr at randomstring.org> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 01, 2018 at 08:24:24PM -0400, Nancy Allison wrote: > > Hello, all. > > > > I am investigating software for a new blog. I've used Wordpress before > and > > don't want to get bogged down in it again. I did some searches for open > > source blogging software, and it looks as if Jekyll might be a clean, > > simple alternative that meets my requirements. (However, I'm willing to > > believe that another blogging tool might be better.) > > > > I am not the world's most technical person, so I'm looking for help. The > > Jekyll Quick Start Guide begins with this sentence: > > > > "If you already have a full Ruby <https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ > downloads/> > > development environment with all headers and RubyGems > > <https://rubygems.org/pages/download> installed (see Jekyll?s > requirements > > <https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/#requirements>), you can create > a > > new Jekyll site by doing the following:" > > > > This is Greek to me. No, I don't have a Ruby development environment and > > have no idea how I'd get one. > > > > I'm looking for suggestions for user groups, forums, consultants, etc., > > etc. All suggestions gratefully received. > > You probably already know that Jekyll is one of a class of > static website generators: it takes content written in Markdown, > combines it with templates that show how each page is > structured, and finally adds in CSS to control colors and > margins and fonts and so forth. > > These have excellent performance and security characteristics, > but require a fair investment in learning how to run and use > them. In particular, Jekyll assumes that you are at least a > beginner Ruby programmer. > > You'll need a server to run the software on. If you don't have > one set up, you're going to need to learn how. The cheapest > method is to rent a virtual machine from Linode or Digital Ocean > or similar; the cheapest VM at $5/month will do just fine. > > Once you do that, you'll have a choice of operating system. For > example, if you choose Debian, installing jekyll and all the > dependencies is as simple as saying: > > sudo apt install jekyll > > and all the ruby bits that are necessary will be installed for > you, and then jekyll will be installed as well. You'll be able > to proceed from instructions on the Jekyll site. > > If this sounds too daunting, you might want to pay a company to > run the software on your behalf. I don't know of anyone doing > Jekyll hosting in specific, but you might want to look into > Ghost, www.ghost.org, which supports its open-source development > by selling hosting services. I think it's kind of expensive at > $20 per month, but they really do everything for you except pick > out images and write the blog. > > -dsr- >
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- [Discuss] Jekyll users, experts, developers anywhere?
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- [Discuss] Jekyll users, experts, developers anywhere?
- From: dsr at randomstring.org (Dan Ritter)
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