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1. Jekyll
   1. Create a new Jekyll site

Jekyll

• Jekyll is the most popular framework to work with static websites
• Powerful and extensible
• Has a large community behind it. The community creates themes and templates that you can use for free to add more advanced features
• Jekyll ist built on top of ruby language

Create a new Jekyll site

After installation, run these commands in a folder to create a new Jekyll static site

• jekyll new SITENAME -> This will create a site with a bunch of files inside the folder named ‘SITENAME’

• In this folder named SITENAME, run the following command, e.g. on Windows OS:

  • Run bundle lock -- add-platform ruby
  • Run bundle lock --add-platform x86_64-linux
  • To preview the site run bundle exec jekyll serve –> This will output a URL, where the website is hosted on
  • Run bundle exec jekyll built to build a website