Before starting, please follow the instructions in the [Jekyll Docs](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/) to complete the installation of `Ruby`, `RubyGems`, `Jekyll`, and `Bundler`. In addition, [Git](https://git-scm.com/) is also required to be installed.
Create a new repository from the [**Chirpy Starter**](https://github.com/cotes2020/chirpy-starter/generate) and name it `<GH_USERNAME>.github.io`, where `GH_USERNAME` represents your GitHub username.
For more details on usage, please refer to the tutorial on the [demo website](https://cotes2020.github.io/chirpy-demo/) / [wiki](https://github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy/wiki). Note that the tutorial is based on the [latest release](https://github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy/releases/latest), and the features of the default branch are usually ahead of the documentation.
This theme is mainly built with [Jekyll](https://jekyllrb.com/) ecosystem, [Bootstrap](https://getbootstrap.com/), [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/) and some other wonderful tools (their copyright information can be found in the relevant files). The avatar and favicon design come from [Clipart Max](https://www.clipartmax.com/middle/m2i8b1m2K9Z5m2K9_ant-clipart-childrens-ant-cute/).
:tada: Thanks to all the volunteers who contributed to this project, their GitHub IDs are on [this list](https://github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy/graphs/contributors). Also, I won't forget those guys who submitted the issues or unmerged PR because they reported bugs, shared ideas, or inspired me to write more readable documentation.
If you like this theme or find it helpful, please consider sponsoring me, because it will encourage and help me better maintain the project, I will be very grateful!