A guide on installing Ruby and Jekyll

📘 Ruby and Jekyll Installation Guide

💎 What Are Ruby & Jekyll?

Ruby is a programming language used by Jekyll.
Jekyll is a Ruby-based static site generator, popular for creating blogs and documentation (like GitHub Pages).

🔧 Initial Setup

1. Install Ruby

▶ Windows

Download from: https://rubyinstaller.org
Choose the Ruby + DevKit version, for example: Ruby 3.1.4-1 (x64)
After installation:
- Check the option “Run ridk install”
- Select all components (1, 2, and 3)

▶ macOS

Install via Homebrew:

/bin/bash -c “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)” brew install ruby

▶ Linux

sudo apt update sudo apt install ruby-full build-essential zlib1g-dev

Add RubyGems to your PATH: echo ‘# Install Ruby Gems to ~/gems’ » ~/.bashrc echo ‘export GEM_HOME=”$HOME/gems”’ » ~/.bashrc echo ‘export PATH=”$HOME/gems/bin:$PATH”’ » ~/.bashrc source ~/.bashrc

🌟 Install Jekyll Once Ruby is installed, run: gem install jekyll bundler

🚀 Create and Run a Jekyll Project

Create a new project: jekyll new nama-proyek cd nama-proyek
Start the local server: bundle exec jekyll serve Open in your browser: http://localhost:4000

🧪 Check Versions ruby -v # versi Ruby jekyll -v # versi Jekyll

✅ Conclusion

Installing Jekyll involves a few key steps:

install Ruby – the foundation, since Jekyll is built with Ruby.
install Jekyll and Bundler – using the gem install command.
Create and run a Jekyll project – using jekyll new and bundle exec jekyll serve.

By following these steps, you’re ready to build a static website using Jekyll on any operating system (Windows, macOS, or Linux). Make sure to check your installed versions and adjust configurations when deploying to services like GitHub Pages.

Happy building with Jekyll! 🚀

Ruby and Jekyll installation