Jekyll Heroku Starter Kit

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Comprehensive boilerplate code for installing and configuring a Jekyll 4 site on Heroku with an elegant Material Design Lite theme.

Overview

The Jekyll Heroku Starter Kit is a comprehensive boilerplate code that allows users to easily set up and run a Jekyll 4 site with a Material Design Lite theme on Heroku. It provides all the necessary files and plugins to showcase the full capabilities of Jekyll and comes with an elegantly designed theme.

Features

  • Latest Jekyll site running version 4.2.0
  • All required Ruby files to run a Jekyll website on Heroku
  • Jekyll Materialdocs theme: a beautiful Material Design Lite theme
  • static.json: used by the Heroku static buildpack
  • Rakefile: runs rake assets:precompile for Heroku Ruby buildpack
  • config.ru: config file for serving the app on Heroku using RackJekyll
  • humans.md: a human-readable file output to /humans.txt
  • Various plugins to enhance functionality

Summary

The Jekyll Heroku Starter Kit is a convenient and easy-to-use package for setting up a Jekyll 4 site with a Material Design Lite theme on Heroku. It provides all the necessary files, plugins, and instructions to quickly get started and deploy the project. With its intuitive installation process and comprehensive features, it is an excellent choice for developers and users looking to create and host a Jekyll website on Heroku.

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Material Design

Material Design is a design system developed by Google that provides a set of guidelines, components, and tools for creating visually appealing and functional user interfaces. Material Design is designed to be flexible and customizable, making it a great choice for a wide range of applications and use cases.