April's Personal Website

This website is built using the Eleventy static site generator.

Getting Started

1. Install Dependencies

Before you begin, make sure you have Node.js installed on your machine.

Then, open your terminal in the project root and run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:

npm install

2. Running the Development Server

To start the local development server, run the following command:

npx @11ty/eleventy --serve

This will build the site and make it available at http://localhost:8080/. The server will automatically rebuild the site and reload your browser whenever you make changes to the source files in the _src directory.

3. Building for Production

When you are ready to deploy your site, run the following command:

npx @11ty/eleventy

This will generate the final, static website in the april-webm.nekoweb.org directory. You can then upload the contents of this directory to your Nekoweb hosting.

How to Add a New Blog Post

Adding a new blog post is simple:

1. Create a new Markdown file (e.g., my-new-post.md) in the _src/posts directory.

2. At the top of the file, add the following "front matter":

   ---
   layout: "post.njk"
   title: "Your Post Title"
   date: YYYY-MM-DD
   tags: ["post"]
   ---

   • layout: Should always be "post.njk".
   • title: The title of your blog post.
   • date: The date the post was published.
   • tags: Must include "post" for it to appear in the blog list.

3. Write your blog post content below the front matter using Markdown.

4. Run the build command (npx @11ty/eleventy) to generate the new post.