Jekyll with Brett Terpstra

A conversation with Brett Terpstra about the static site generator Jekyll. Brett uses Jekyll for his personal site and has many complex modifications and customizations that allow it to work with his workflow.

Brett takes Jekyll customization to whole new level. During our conversation he reveals just exactly what that means. We also talk about who Jekyll is for, how it works, and the basics of getting up and running with it.

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Show Notes

The links and information mentioned during the discussion with Brett.

• Official Jekyll website - Lots of great information, including documentation and a getting started guide.
• Brett’s website running Jekyll - It takes 11 minutes for this to generate in Jekyll.
• Github Pages - You can deploy your Jekyll site to Github Pages and get free hosting–even with a custom domain.
• Brett’s Jekyll posts - Plenty to browse here for some Jekyll expert tips.
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