alecdorrington.com

The source code for my personal website.

Local Execution

1. Install Ruby, Bundler, and Git.
2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/SgtSwagrid/SgtSwagrid.github.io

3. From the project directory, run setup (first time) then run.
4. Open localhost:4000 in your browser.

Writing a New Post

1. Create a new file in _posts.
2. Name it according to YYYY-MM-DD-title-of-post.md.
3. Add the following preamble:

   ---
   layout: post
   title: "Title"
   date: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS -0000
   categories: category1 category2
   author: Author's name
   excerpt: "A brief description"
   ---

4. Write the content in Markdown.
5. Commit and push.

Deployment

This site is automatically deployed from the main branch.

Tools

• Jekyll for static site generation.
• GitHub Pages for hosting.