Transform your plain text into static websites and blogs.
Simple
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No more databases, comment moderation, or pesky updates to install—just _your content_.
[How Jekyll works →](/docs/usage/)
Static
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[Markdown](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/), [Liquid](https://github.com/Shopify/liquid/wiki), HTML & CSS go in. Static sites come out ready for deployment.
[Jekyll template guide →](/docs/templates/)
Blog-aware
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Permalinks, categories, pages, posts, and custom layouts are all first-class citizens here.
[Migrate your blog →](https://import.jekyllrb.com)
### Get up and running _in seconds_.
Quick-start Instructions
~ $ gem install bundler jekyll
~ $ jekyll new my-awesome-site
~ $ cd my-awesome-site
~/my-awesome-site $ bundle exec jekyll serve
\# => Now browse to http://localhost:4000
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[Learn more about GitHub Pages →](https://pages.github.com/)