GitLab pages

Host websites – Just edit, push, and your changes are live.

Follow GitLabs guide here. You can use any static site generator but I’m using Jekyll.

Like Github you can have a single user site and unlimited project sites.

Project site

Create a new, local, Jekyll project

(or clone an existing)

cd code
jekyll new helloworld

• Add this .gitlab-ci.yml to the root of your project (this controls the build process)
• Add this Gemfile

NB. Ensure _config.yml contains permalink: pretty so that Jekyll builds eg about.md as /about/index.html not /about.html so then links to /about/ work (this isnt need on GitHub; ref)

Create a new local repository

cd helloworld
git init

Or in Soucetree:

• Repository Browser: New repository > Create local repository with path as above eg /code/helloworld

Create a new remote repository at GitLab

• Sign up for a GitLab account & login
• Create a new project and copy the url eg https://gitlab.com/drmikegardner/helloworld.git

Push your local repository to GitLab

git add --all
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git push -u origin master

Or in Sourcetree:

• add files
• commit to local repository
• push to remote repository

View site

• Check on the build process at GitLab on the Ci/CD > Pipelines page
• Browse to https://<username>.gitlab.io/<projectname> eg https://drmikegardner.gitlab.io/helloworld