Code for petegraham.co.uk based on https://github.com/nickbalestra/kactus.
- Build the Docker image:
docker build -t pxg-blog .
- Run the site locally:
docker run -p 4000:4000 -v $(pwd):/site pxg-blog bundle exec jekyll serve --host 0.0.0.0 --incremental --force_polling --livereload
This command:
- Mounts your local directory for immediate updates
- Enables incremental builds
- Includes live reload for automatic browser refresh
- Watches for file changes
The site will be available at http://localhost:4000
If you need a clean build:
- Stop the server (Ctrl+C)
- Delete the
_sitedirectory - Run the command again
You need Ruby 2.1.0 or higher installed for Jekyl with Github pages https://help.github.com/enterprise/2.11/user/articles/setting-up-your-github-pages-site-locally-with-jekyll/#step-1-create-a-local-repository-for-your-jekyll-site. OS X currently has Ruby 2.0 as it's built in version.
Install rvm https://rvm.io/rvm/install:
curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby
Activate rvm:
source ~/.rvm/scripts/rvm
Install bundler:
gem install bundler
Install dependencies:
bundle install
rvm use 2.4.1
jekyll serve
Simply push to main:
git push