From 14d227d46a2177a8928333894252d6299f531097 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bradley Taunt Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:25:51 -0500 Subject: Trying to render posts all at once --- posts/windows.md | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+) create mode 100644 posts/windows.md (limited to 'posts/windows.md') diff --git a/posts/windows.md b/posts/windows.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ff5c44b --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/windows.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +# Setting Up Jekyll on Windows + +2022-09-02 + +I've recently been playing around with using Windows 10 as my daily operating system. So far, it has been going fairly well. Nothing will probably ever feel as "optimized" as running a Linux-based system but it works well for my current needs. Getting a Jekyll development environment setup was a different story though... + +One of the first issues with using Windows 10 is the need to run a few of my open source projects that are built off Jekyll locally. This process initially seemed a like complex process to get things running smoothly but in the end was very straightforward. The main issue came from needing to bounce around through a handful of separate tutorials to get everything running smoothly. + +So, I thought I would make this quick write-up to help those in the same situation (or even for my future self the need arises). Let's get into it. + +## WSL + +The first step involves installing [WSL](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install) in order to run Linux alongside the main Windows OS. The documentation is well written and will get you up-and-running in no time. For quick reference, it essentially comes down to: + +1. Opening PowerShell or Command Prompt as an administrator +2. Installing via the command: `wsl --install` +3. Restarting your machine after the install completes +4. Creating your UNIX username and password + +## Installing Ruby & Dependencies + +Once logged into your UNIX terminal session (with your created user) you can begin installing everything we need for Jekyll to work properly. The first step is to installing `rvm` and the [official project documentation](https://github.com/rvm/ubuntu_rvm) does a very good job of walking you through this. + +- Be sure dependencies as installed: `sudo apt-get install software-properties-common` +- Add the PPA and install the package: + + + sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:rael-gc/rvm + sudo apt-get update + sudo apt-get install rvm + + +- Add your existing user to the `rvm` group: `sudo usermod -a -G rvm $USER` + +You will need to close and restart your session to your Ubuntu system for these changes to take. After that, we can use `rvm` to install the latest version (at this time of writing) of ruby: + + + rvm install 3.1.2 + + +That's it! + +## Jekyll - Finally! + +The final step is to update our gems and install Jekyll: + + + gem update + gem install jekyll bundler + + +Once complete you can now run your Jekyll projects locally through WSL! Nothing ground-breaking but still pretty helpful for first-time users. And best of all, at least I have a good reference point in the future if I ever run into this issue again! -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf