From 9b52f9c61d43fb00e75855d47ab6441d6ee64774 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Rose Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2017 09:32:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about GitHub Pages hosting alternatives Ruby gem method can be used with Netlify, GitLab Pages, and Continous Integration (CI) services like Travis CI. --- docs/_docs/01-quick-start-guide.md | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/_docs/01-quick-start-guide.md b/docs/_docs/01-quick-start-guide.md index 8ed972a7..1b4ac424 100644 --- a/docs/_docs/01-quick-start-guide.md +++ b/docs/_docs/01-quick-start-guide.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: "Quick-Start Guide" permalink: /docs/quick-start-guide/ excerpt: "How to quickly install and setup Minimal Mistakes for use with GitHub Pages." -last_modified_at: 2017-08-29T15:54:09-04:00 +last_modified_at: 2017-09-01T09:27:53-04:00 redirect_from: - /theme-setup/ --- @@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ Minimal Mistakes has been developed as a [Jekyll theme gem](http://jekyllrb.com/ ## Installing the Theme -If you're running Jekyll v3.3+ and self-hosting you can quickly install the theme as Ruby gem. -If you're hosting with GitHub Pages you'll have to use the old "repo fork" method or directly copy all of the theme files[^structure] into your site. +If you're running Jekyll v3.5+ and self-hosting you can quickly install the theme as a Ruby gem. If you're hosting with GitHub Pages you'll have to use the old "repo fork" method or directly copy all of the theme files[^structure] into your site. [^structure]: See [**Structure** page]({{ "/docs/structure/" | absolute_url }}) for a list of theme files and what they do. @@ -76,6 +75,13 @@ end Then run `bundle update` and verify that all gems install properly. +**GitHub Pages Alternatives:** Looking to host your site for free and install/update the theme painlessly? [Netflify][netlify-jekyll], [GitLab Pages][gitlab-jekyll], and [Continuous Integration (CI) services][ci-jekyll] have you covered. In most cases all you need to do is connect your repository to them, create a simple configuration file, and install the theme following the [Ruby Gem Method](#ruby-gem-method) above. +{: .notice--info} + +[netlify-jekyll]: https://www.netlify.com/blog/2015/10/28/a-step-by-step-guide-jekyll-3.0-on-netlify/ +[gitlab-jekyll]: https://about.gitlab.com/2016/04/07/gitlab-pages-setup/ +[ci-jekyll]: https://jekyllrb.com/docs/continuous-integration/ + ### Remove the Unnecessary If you forked or downloaded the `minimal-mistakes-jekyll` repo you can safely remove the following folders and files: