Installation

This theme is compatible with Jekyll 2.2 Gem Themes as well as older versions of Jekyll.
You can install:

Install as Gem Theme

Jekyll requires Ruby so make sure Ruby is installed before you begin.

Start a New Site

  • Install Jekyll and Bundler
    • gem install bundler
  • Create a New Site
    • jekyl new mysite
  • Move into that directory
    • cd mysite
  • Install Required Gems
    • bundle install
  • Verify
  • Download Starving Artist Theme
    • Replace the line gem "minima" with this:
      • gem "starving-artist-jekyll-theme"
    • Run bundle install
  • Tell Jekyll to use Starving Artist Theme
    • Open _config.yml and change the line theme: minima to this:
      • theme: starving-artist-jekyll-theme
  • Import the Starving Artist CSS
    • Open your css/style.css and change the line @import "minima;" to this:
      • @import "starving-artist";

Migrate an Existing Site

NOTE This requires you to be upgraded to at least Jekyll 3.2 which added support for themes.

  • Download Starving Artist Theme
    • Replace the line gem "minima" with this:
      • gem "starving-artist-jekyll-theme"
    • Run bundle install
  • Tell Jekyll to use Starving Artist Theme
    • Open _config.yml and change the line theme: minima to this:
      • theme: starving-artist-jekyll-theme
  • Import the Starving Artist CSS
    • Open your css/style.css and change the line @import "minima;" to this:
      • @import "starving-artist";

Jekyll Original Method

Jekyll requires Ruby so make sure Ruby is installed before you begin.

  • Download this site
    • git clone https://github.com/chrisanthropic/starving-artist-jekyll-theme.git
  • Move into its directory
    • cd starving-artist-jekyll-theme
  • Install Required Gems
    • bundle install
  • Verify