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Learning Static Site Building with Jekyll

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Overview

Learn how to build cloud-hosted static websites that are dramatically faster, cheaper, and more secure with Jekyll.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Build a static site with Jekyll
  • What you should know
1. How Static Sites Work
  • How static sites work
  • Advantages of static sites
  • When to use static sites
  • Choosing a static site tool
2. Set Up Jekyll
  • Why Jekyll?
  • Install Jekyll
  • Install Git
  • Create a new Jekyll site
  • Preview the site
  • Install a theme
  • The site configuration file
3. Build a Website
  • Add a post
  • Edit front matter content
  • Add a page
  • Add static content
  • Customize the error page
  • Generate the site files
  • Learn more about Jekyll
4. Prepare for Publishing
  • Publishing options for static sites
  • Set up GitHub
  • Set up Travis CI
  • Get a domain name
  • Choose your deployment option
5. Deploy via FTP
  • Deploy via FTP overview
  • Set up Node and npm
  • Connect to the server
  • Collect the local files
  • Remove old files from the server
  • Upload the site content
  • Deploy via FTP with Travis CI
  • FTP next steps
6. Deploy to AWS
  • Deploy to AWS overview
  • Set up Amazon S3
  • Set up Amazon CloudFront
  • Configure DNS
  • Define an AWS user
  • Deploy to AWS with Travis CI
7. Deploy with Netifly
  • Deploy with Netlify overview
  • Deploy your site with Netlify
  • Add a custom domain and HTTPS
Conclusion
  • Deployment recap
  • Next steps

Taught by

Nate Barbettini

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