Once you’ve completed this prerequisite, you’re ready to install Jekyll and its dependencies.

An Ubuntu 20.04 server with a non-root user with sudo privileges: You can learn more about how to set up a user with these privileges in our Initial Server Setup with Ubuntu 20.04 guide.

With Jekyll installed, you’ll be able to create a personal site or blog primarily using markdown files and a few Jekyll commands. In this tutorial, we will install a Jekyll development site on Ubuntu 20.04 with automatically-generated content. If you need to work offline often, prefer using lightweight editors to web forms for content maintenance, or wish to use version control to track changes to your website, Jekyll could provide you with what you need to accomplish your goals. Jekyll is blog-aware, giving priority to categories, posts, and layouts with a range of importers available to import previous blog content.

An open-source static-site generator written in Ruby, Jekyll allows for quick execution of commands that help manage your site from initial to production deployment, all from your command line.

If you’re looking to build a static website or blog quickly, Jekyll could be a great solution.

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