02--Welcome_to_Github_Pages.md

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Welcome to Github Pages!

• [x] Learn about Github Pages...
  • Read the basic instructions on http://pages.github.com/
  • Read User, Organization, and Project Pages
  • Read Creating Pages with the automatic page generator
• [ ] Create a new repository...
  • Name it [username].github.io where [username] is your Github username (like in the docs)
  • Select the .gitignore file for Jekyll (we'll use it eventually)
  • Select a Creative Commons license (or do some research!)
• [ ] Use the automatic page generator to create a basic site...
• [x] Read Getting Started with Jekyll
• [ ] Use Cloud 9 IDE to edit your Jekyll site!
  • Login to Cloud 9 IDE with your Github account
  • Clone your Github Pages repository into a new Workspace
  • Open your new Workspace
  • [ ] Install the Jekyll gem into your workspace: gem install jekyll
  • [ ] Use Jekyll to rebuild the site as you edit: jekyll build --watch
  • [ ] Use the "Apache" run target to view your site: Run > Run with... > Apache + PHP
• [ ] Create some posts!
  • [ ] Create a new branch for your work in progress: git checkout -b feature/jekyll-site
  • [ ] Follow the instructions in Jekyll: Directory Structure
  • [ ] Write a blog post about your first week at The Iron Yard!
  • Remember: Commit often! (Set a timer?)
• [ ] Push your branch to Github: git push origin feature/jekyll-site --set-upstream
• [ ] Open a Pull Request in your repo from the feature/jekyll-site branch to the master branch.
• Extra Credit: Add a nice theme to your Jekyll site!
  • Check out what happens to your Pull Request when you push more commits into the feature/jekyll-site branch...!