Web Hosting Jekyll Websites

Web Hosting Jekyll Websites

Jekyll is a static site generator created to make blogging “like a hacker”, by enabling users to compose posts and pages using Markdown before producing an HTML website for publication. This way, users no longer require databases and server-side logic like user registration or login, making websites significantly faster to load compared to sites built with CMS tools like WordPress.

Jekyll’s primary disadvantage, however, is its inability to support dynamic server-side functionality and integrate services such as Disqus that offer user commenting and login functionality. Furthermore, its template library is more limited than with other CMS tools and it may prove challenging integrating third-party login services such as Disqus into Jekyll.

To launch a Jekyll website, you’ll require a virtual private server (VPS) with cPanel (not included) and Ruby version 2.5.1 or later installed. These instructions use the default Jekyll theme hosted on GitHub Pages as your website host; however you can easily customize both locally and online with different themes and settings for greater customization of your site.