jekyll

static site generator

TLDR

Create new site

$ jekyll new [site_name]

Build site

$ jekyll build

Serve locally

$ jekyll serve

Serve with live reload

$ jekyll serve --livereload

Build for production

$ JEKYLL_ENV=production jekyll build

Build with drafts

$ jekyll serve --drafts

Jekyll is a static site generator. It transforms Markdown and Liquid templates into static HTML.The tool powers GitHub Pages. It supports blogs, documentation, and custom sites with themes and plugins.

PARAMETERS

new NAME

Create new site.

build

Build site to _site/.

serve

Serve locally with auto-rebuild.

--livereload

Enable live browser reload.

--drafts

Include draft posts.

-d DIR

Destination directory.

--help

Display help information.

INSTALL

sudo pacman -S jekyll

sudo apk add jekyll

nix profile install nixpkgs#jekyll

CAVEATS

Ruby-based. Plugin support varies on GitHub Pages. Large sites may build slowly.

HISTORY

Jekyll was created by Tom Preston-Werner in 2008 and became the engine behind GitHub Pages.