1. Quick start

General

Java Design Patterns web site is built with Jekyll, a static web site generator.

Jekyll quick start

1. Install Ruby Linux instructions Windows instructions
2. Install Jekyll, see instructions
3. Install additional gems gem install jekyll-sitemap s3_website html-proofer
4. Clone the repository and switch to gh-pages branch
5. Init and update the submodule, see commands in update-ghpages.sh
6. Edit the _config.yml and set at least baseurl and url e.g. "" and "http://localhost:4000"
7. In the repository's main directory run jekyll build
8. Test the site locally by running jekyll serve

Excellent Jekyll video tutorials are available at https://jekyllrb.com/tutorials/video-walkthroughs/. These are highly recommended to get up to speed quickly.