Jekyll Auto-Build With Git Hooks

Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:26:26 +0200

tl;dr: Use the full path to your jekyll executable when running it from a git hook.

As much as I love Jekyll for it’s nerdiness and it’s speed, as much can it be annoying at times when you have to “compile” your website and upload it to your server every time you fix a comma. This situation lends itself to get automated.

First things first: I host my website on Uberspace. I mentioned before that they’re just the best, right¹? Anyway, at Uberspace, they don’t have Jekyll pre-installed so you have to install it yourself. And since you can’t just install it for the entire machine, you have to install it on a per-user basis:

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Jekyll Auto-Build With Git Hooks