relliMmoT

Personal website and project log built with Jekyll and hosted on GitHub Pages.

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Ruby 3.0 or higher (tested with Ruby 3.2.0)
• Bundler: gem install bundler

Local Development

# Install dependencies
bundle install

# Build the site
bundle exec jekyll build

# Serve locally at http://localhost:4000
bundle exec jekyll serve

# Serve with live reload
bundle exec jekyll serve --livereload

Deployment

The site automatically deploys to https://www.rellimmot.com when you push to the master branch.

git add .
git commit -m "Your changes"
git push origin master

GitHub Pages will rebuild the site in 1-2 minutes.

Tech Stack

• Static Site Generator: Jekyll 3.10.0
• Theme: Minimal Mistakes 4.27.3
• Hosting: GitHub Pages
• Comments: giscus (GitHub Discussions-based)

Project Structure

.
├── _config.yml          # Main configuration
├── _posts/              # Blog posts
├── _pages/              # Static pages (About, Archive, etc.)
├── _portfolio/          # Portfolio items
├── assets/              # Images, CSS, JavaScript
├── Gemfile              # Ruby dependencies
└── MODERNIZATION.md     # Detailed modernization notes

Documentation

• MODERNIZATION.md - Detailed documentation of recent updates, setup instructions, and troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

"cannot load such file -- webrick"

bundle add webrick

Changes to _config.yml not showing

• Restart the Jekyll server (config changes require restart)

Port 4000 already in use

pkill -f jekyll
# Or use a different port
bundle exec jekyll serve --port 4001

See MODERNIZATION.md for more troubleshooting help.

License

Content is copyright Thomas George Miller. Theme is MIT licensed.