Jekyll Setup Summary - ✅ HYDEJACK THEME WORKING!

Jekyll Setup Summary - ✅ HYDEJACK THEME WORKING!

🎉 SUCCESS: Local Hydejack Theme Now Working

Your Jekyll site is now successfully running locally with the Hydejack theme! This means you have the same beautiful theme both locally and on GitHub Pages.

What Was Fixed

  • ✅ GitHub Pages Compatible Gems: Using github-pages gem for consistency
  • ✅ Correct Jekyll Version: Downgraded to Jekyll 3.10.0 (GitHub Pages compatible)
  • ✅ Fixed CSS Import: Updated style.scss to use Hydejack styles instead of Minima
  • ✅ Remote Theme Plugin: Added jekyll-remote-theme for Hydejack support
  • ✅ No More Ruby Errors: Fixed the tainted? method compatibility issue

🚀 Running the Site

Current Status: WORKING ✅

bundle exec jekyll serve --livereload

Local URL: http://127.0.0.1:4000/streaming/

  • Theme: Hydejack v9.2.1 (same as GitHub Pages)
  • Features: Live reload, beautiful sidebar navigation, responsive design

📁 Repository Structure

  • Collections: Adapted for your actual policy categories:
    • _engineering_policies/ & _engineering_procedures/
    • _legal_policies/ & _legal_procedures/
    • _operational_policies/ & _operational_procedures/
    • _privacy_policies/ & _privacy_procedures/
    • _resilience_policies/ & _resilience_procedures/
    • _security_policies/ & _security_procedures/
    • _trust_and_safety_policies/ & _trust_and_safety_procedures/

🔧 Configuration Files

  • _config.yml: Updated with your collections, navigation, and site metadata
  • Gemfile: Simplified for reliable local development
  • index.md: Custom homepage highlighting your policy framework
  • Navigation: Sidebar links to each policy category

🎨 Theme & Styling

  • Theme: Using Minima (reliable and GitHub Pages compatible)
  • Custom CSS: Added in assets/css/style.scss
  • Layouts: Custom page layouts in _layouts/

🚀 Running Locally

Method 1: Using the development script

./dev-server.sh

Method 2: Manual commands

bundle install
bundle exec jekyll serve --livereload

🌐 Access the Site

  • Local URL: http://127.0.0.1:4000/streaming/
  • Features: Live reload (automatically refreshes when you edit files)

📝 Next Steps

1. Test Your Policies

  • Visit http://127.0.0.1:4000/streaming/ in your browser
  • Navigate through the policy categories using the sidebar
  • Check that all your existing policy files render correctly

2. Customize Styling

  • Edit assets/css/style.scss to customize colors, fonts, layout
  • Modify _layouts/page.html to change how policy pages are displayed

3. Add Homepage Content

  • Edit index.md to customize the homepage description
  • Add logos, contact information, or additional sections

4. Deploy to GitHub Pages

Once you’re satisfied with the local setup:

  1. Push to GitHub: 
    git add .
git commit -m "Add Jekyll configuration for GitHub Pages"
git push origin main
  2. Enable GitHub Pages:
    • Go to your repository settings on GitHub
    • Scroll to “Pages” section
    • Set source to “Deploy from a branch”
    • Select “main” branch and “/ (root)” folder
    • Save
  3. Access Your Live Site:
    • Your site will be available at: https://open-access-policies.github.io/streaming/

🔍 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

  • Ruby/Bundle errors: Ensure Ruby 2.7+ is installed
  • Port conflicts: If port 4000 is busy, add --port 4001 to the jekyll serve command
  • File not found: Make sure you’re running commands from the repository root directory

File Locations

  • Configuration: _config.yml
  • Dependencies: Gemfile
  • Local server script: dev-server.sh
  • Homepage: index.md
  • Styling: assets/css/style.scss

Your Jekyll site is now ready for local development and GitHub Pages deployment! 🎉