Jilion Blog

Installation

1. Copy .gitconfig content to .git/config: cp .gitconfig .git/config.
2. Edit .git/config as necessary: m .git/config.
3. Install the gems bundle: bi.

New post

1. Create a new branch: gco -b my-awesome-new-post
2. Create your new post in the _posts folder: m _posts/2013-05-23-my-awesome-new-post.md.
3. Write the post.

Preview your post locally

1. Launch the local ejekyll server: bundle exec ejekyll serve --watch.
2. Visit http://localhost:4000: open http://localhost:4000.

Preview your post in staging

gp staging && heroku apps:open --app jilion-blog-staging

Publish your post

1. Preview your post in staging to ensure all is good (see above for instructions).
2. Once the post is validated. Merge your branch into master: gco master && gm my-awesome-new-post
3. Deploy to Heroku: gp production && open http://blog.jilion.com
4. Enjoy and don't forget to tweet about the post!

Additional resources

• http://jekyllrb.com
• http://wiki.github.com/mojombo/jekyll
• http://wiki.github.com/tobi/liquid/liquid-for-designers
• https://github.com/jilion/heroku-buildpack-jekyll/tree/production