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@ -41,9 +41,12 @@ You can create your repo using a template (what I did) e.g Eleventy's base templ
- Make sure `Public` is ticked, it should be by default
- Keep `Include all branches` unticked (it's what I did, so some things may be different if you decide to tick it, I can't help with some things at that point)
### Netlify config
GitHub will then generate your repo using the eleventy base blog template. There will be a list of files generated, an important one being `README.md`. As the README states, you will need to `Edit _data/metadata.json`. You will find this at `https://github.com/your-github-name/your-repo-name/blob/master/_data/metadata.json`. But first, make sure you commit your changes if you've made any and let's head over to [Netlify](https://app.netlify.com/signup).
You can use your email or GitHub login (I'd recommend using GH as that is what I did). Once logged in go to <https://app.netlify.com/start>, choose `GitHub` as the option for Continuous Deployment then select your repo you have created with the elventy template. Then click `Deploy site`. Head to `https://app.netlify.com/sites/user-name/settings/general#site-details`. For now Netlify provides you with its own subdomain at `subdomain.netlify.app` but you can change it by presssing `Change site name`.
Back to GitHub, remember `metadata.json`? You'll need to fill that in now to customise the template to match you.
### Back to GitHub
Remember `metadata.json`? You'll need to fill that in now to customise the template to match you.
```
{
"title": "Blog title",
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```
Make sure to commit your changes and then netlify should automatically rebuild your site. It shouldn't take more than a minute to do so.
You can add an about me page by editing `/about/index.md`. Leave the front matter (stuff surrounded by):
You can add an about me page by editing `about/index.md`. Leave the front matter (stuff surrounded by):
```
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```
Now then, you'll probably want to make some blog posts, this is a blog repo that you're maiking after all right?
The Eleventy base blog template comes with a few in `/posts`, I'd recommend leaving the layout section in the front matter, change everything else as you please. Oh and you can rename the file, just keep at as `something.`**md**
The Eleventy base blog template comes with a few in `/posts`, I'd recommend leaving the layout section in the front matter, change everything else as you please. Oh and you can rename the file, just keep at as `something.`**md**
If you know how to work with CSS then you can change the main stylesheet at `css/index.css`