General guide for creating a GitHub Blog site:

  • Set Up/Sign in a GitHub Account(philipwhole)
  • Install Ruby and Jekyll
  • Create a New GitHub Repository(philipwhole.github.io)
  • Clone the Repository to local then, cd philipwhole.github.io
  • Initialize Jekyll( jekyll new .)
  • Customize the _config.yml file: blog title, description, author information etc.
  • Create Blog Posts: yyyy-mm-dd-title.md
  • Test Locally: bundle exec jekyll serve
  • Commit and Push Changes
  • Set Up GitHub Pages
  • Access the Blog: philipwhole.github.io

Tip: Write the blog content using Markdown syntax.

Good luck in building your own GitHub blog site!