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---
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title: Getting Started
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author: cotes
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date: 2019-08-09 20:55:00 +0800
categories: [Blogging, Tutorial]
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tags: [getting started]
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pin: true
img_path: '/posts/20180809'
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---
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## Prerequisites
Follow the instructions in the [Jekyll Docs](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/) to complete the installation of the basic environment. [Git](https://git-scm.com/) also needs to be installed.
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## Installation
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### Creating a New Site
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There are two ways to create a new repository for this theme:
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- [**Using the Chirpy Starter**](#option-1-using-the-chirpy-starter) - Easy to upgrade, isolates irrelevant project files so you can focus on writing.
- [**GitHub Fork**](#option-2-github-fork) - Convenient for custom development, but difficult to upgrade. Unless you are familiar with Jekyll and are determined to tweak or contribute to this project, this approach is not recommended.
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#### Option 1. Using the Chirpy Starter
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Sign in to GitHub and browse to [**Chirpy Starter**][starter], click the button <kbd>Use this template</kbd> > <kbd>Create a new repository</kbd>, and name the new repository `USERNAME.github.io`, where `USERNAME` represents your GitHub username.
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#### Option 2. GitHub Fork
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Sign in to GitHub to [fork **Chirpy**](https://github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy/fork), and then rename it to `USERNAME.github.io` (`USERNAME` means your username).
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Next, clone your site to local machine. In order to build JavaScript files later, we need to install [Node.js][nodejs], and then run the tool:
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```console
$ bash tools/init
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```
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> If you don't want to deploy your site on GitHub Pages, append option `--no-gh` at the end of the above command.
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{: .prompt-info }
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The above command will:
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1. Check out the code to the [latest tag][latest-tag] (to ensure the stability of your site: as the code for the default branch is under development).
2. Remove non-essential sample files and take care of GitHub-related files.
3. Build JavaScript files and export to `assets/js/dist/`{: .filepath }, then make them tracked by Git.
4. Automatically create a new commit to save the changes above.
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### Installing Dependencies
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Before running local server for the first time, go to the root directory of your site and run:
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```console
$ bundle
```
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## Usage
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### Configuration
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Update the variables of `_config.yml`{: .filepath} as needed. Some of them are typical options:
- `url`
- `avatar`
- `timezone`
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- `lang`
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### Social Contact Options
Social contact options are displayed at the bottom of the sidebar. You can turn on/off the specified contacts in file `_data/contact.yml`{: .filepath }.
### Customizing Stylesheet
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If you need to customize the stylesheet, copy the theme's `assets/css/jekyll-theme-chirpy.scss`{: .filepath} to the same path on your Jekyll site, and then add the custom style at the end of it.
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Starting with version `6.2.0`, if you want to overwrite the SASS variables defined in `_sass/addon/variables.scss`{: .filepath}, copy the main sass file `_sass/main.scss`{: .filepath} into the `_sass`{: .filepath} directory in your site's source, then create a new file `_sass/variables-hook.scss`{: .filepath} and assign new value.
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### Customing Static Assets
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Static assets configuration was introduced in version `5.1.0`. The CDN of the static assets is defined by file `_data/origin/cors.yml`{: .filepath }, and you can replace some of them according to the network conditions in the region where your website is published.
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Also, if you'd like to self-host the static assets, please refer to the [_chirpy-static-assets_](https://github.com/cotes2020/chirpy-static-assets#readme).
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### Running Local Server
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You may want to preview the site contents before publishing, so just run it by:
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```console
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$ bundle exec jekyll s
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```
After a few seconds, the local service will be published at _<http://127.0.0.1:4000>_.
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## Deployment
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Before the deployment begins, check out the file `_config.yml`{: .filepath} and make sure the `url` is configured correctly. Furthermore, if you prefer the [**project site**](https://help.github.com/en/github/working-with-github-pages/about-github-pages#types-of-github-pages-sites) and don't use a custom domain, or you want to visit your website with a base URL on a web server other than **GitHub Pages**, remember to change the `baseurl` to your project name that starts with a slash, e.g, `/project-name`.
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Now you can choose _ONE_ of the following methods to deploy your Jekyll site.
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### Deploy by Using GitHub Actions
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There are a few things to get ready for.
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- If you're on the GitHub Free plan, keep your site repository public.
- If you have committed `Gemfile.lock`{: .filepath} to the repository, and your local machine is not running Linux, go to the root of your site and update the platform list of the lock-file:
```console
$ bundle lock --add-platform x86_64-linux
```
Next, configure the _Pages_ service.
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1. Browse to your repository on GitHub. Select the tab _Settings_, then click _Pages_ in the left navigation bar. Then, in the **Source** section (under _Build and deployment_), select [**GitHub Actions**][pages-workflow-src] from the dropdown menu.
![Build source](pages-source-light.png){: .light .border .normal w='375' h='140' }
![Build source](pages-source-dark.png){: .dark .normal w='375' h='140' }
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2. Push any commits to GitHub to trigger the _Actions_ workflow. In the _Actions_ tab of your repository, you should see the workflow _Build and Deploy_ running. Once the build is complete and successful, the site will be deployed automatically.
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At this point, you can go to the URL indicated by GitHub to access your site.
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### Manually Build and Deploy
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On self-hosted servers, you cannot enjoy the convenience of **GitHub Actions**. Therefore, you should build the site on your local machine and then upload the site files to the server.
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Go to the root of the source project, and build your site as follows:
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```console
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$ JEKYLL_ENV=production bundle exec jekyll b
```
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Unless you specified the output path, the generated site files will be placed in folder `_site`{: .filepath} of the project's root directory. Now you should upload those files to the target server.
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[nodejs]: https://nodejs.org/
[starter]: https://github.com/cotes2020/chirpy-starter
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[pages-workflow-src]: https://docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/configuring-a-publishing-source-for-your-github-pages-site#publishing-with-a-custom-github-actions-workflow
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[latest-tag]: https://github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy/tags