Part `-5 `: Copy my blog site !!
Last Friday was one of those days when, reality hits ..! So, I visited my website www.allnighter.in and it wasn’t working. There was this big error.. I paid for it you know and so I felt bad …
Me, the cheapskate … I’ve hosted my unknown blog on Github before.. and so, it occurred to me, that finally it might be worth something .. !
So, here I go .. ! Setting up things !
Step 1 : Create Repository
Question 1: Do you have Github account? No, please signup here. It’s free!
Important !! Repository name should be your_username.github.io . When we are done your blog will be published to https://your_username.github.io . If you decide to use some other name then content will be published at — https://your_username.github.io/your_repository
link Github : create new repository

Step 2 : Setting up local system
PS : Please don’t use your brain .. Just follow above documents !
Step 3 : Hunt down free theme !!
Suggestion : If you want to do it all by your self, then please go on read the Jekyll doc 🤯🤯🤯🤯. If your are into that sort of thing..! Here is the result of googling — “free jekyll themes”
I got FORTY for my self!

PS : Don’t waste too much time just pick this one.. .! It is hard to edit cause there are dozen things to edit but hell with them..!
Step 4 : Lets do the fun work .. shall, we ?! 🤘
You’ll need this — Forty Source Code
- Clone this repository (I believe you can do this by your self 😇).
- Remove existing
.gitfile.
cd cloned_repo
rm -rf .git3. The .gitlab-ci.yml file is only needed for GitLab Pages, so delete it if you are using GitHub instead. _Which we are .. in case you haven’t noticed !_
4. Start editing the _config.yml file!
Ohh .. you want example is it..?! okaaay .. 🤨
e.g. -
_config.ymlfor allnighter.in
Which brings us one step closer … If everything goes accordingly. 😅
Step 5 : Publishing
Copying the git repository address -

Now we have an initial project … !! don’t we ! 🤓
Step 6 : Worked.. ??
Goto, the URL.. 🤩 … What .. you want me to help you with that too .. You skipped the important part in step 1 didn’t you? Smugs !! 🤬
And done ! Ohh, you are welcome, BTW..
What Next ?
You’ll be amazed how much one can code just by googling things. I am excited to show you how I built features like search just by copying someone else’s code and putting it to use. So stay put .. there is more to come in succession to this post. I promise, I’ll try to be gentle next time.!
C .. ya ! When, I C.. Ya !!
-Pranav
