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Create a new repository for your website then
open up a terminal and follow along. If you plan to host your site on Github Pages for a user or organization, make sure the
repository is named your_username.github.com or your_organization.github.com.
mkdir my_octopress_site
cd my_octopress_site
git init
git remote add octopress git://github.com/imathis/octopress.git
git pull octopress master
git remote add origin your/repository/url
git push origin master
Next, if you're using Github pages for users or organizations, create a source branch and push to origin source.
git checkout -b source
git push origin source
The source branch is created to have somewhere to store the source
of your site. GitHub expects the generated site to be pushed to the
master branch of your GitHub repository so that branch needs to stay
clean. As we will see later, in the Deploying Octopress
section, a "link" to the master branch will be created in the
_deploy directory in which the generated site will end up.
Next, setup an RVM and install dependencies.
rvm rvmrc trust
rvm reload
bundle install
Install the default Octopress theme,
rake install
What to Commit?
Now that you've installed the source and sass directories add them to your git repository, commit and push.
git add .
git commit -m 'Installed Octopress theme'
git push
Whenever you write a new post, or make changes to your blog, be sure to commit and push those changes.
See also Configuring Octopress, Blogging with Octopress and Deploying Octopress