From 5f768c2a8e5c95d9c46b3288f85112d7ced666b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Heaton Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 15:28:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Develop, Publish, Update --- README.md | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d453e36..ae734dd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,4 +2,28 @@ Ready to go technical documentation. -Based on [google/docsy-example](https://github.com/google/docsy-example). +Based on [google/docsy-example](https://github.com/google/docsy-example) which uses [Hugo](https://gohugo.io/) static site generator. + +## Develop + +Run the `hugo` command locally to build the website into a directory, there are flags to enable building pages with `draft: true` or pages that are dated for future release, etc.. + +By running `hugo server -w` hugo will host the website on a local webserver at `http://localhost:1313` and update automatically (including refreshing your browser) when changes are detected. + +```shell +hugo server -w --buildDrafts --buildFuture --config config.toml +``` + +First start-up will take time as hugo downloads dependencies. See [Hugo Modules](https://gohugo.io/hugo-modules/). + +## Publish + +The recommended way to publish Hugo websites is to enable the deployment pipeline for your Git platform, config files are included for GitHub & GitLab. + +The pipeline sets up production dependencies, such as NodeJS for augmenting the CSS with better browser compatibility. + +## Update Hugo version + +Hugo's version is set in `.github/workflows/pages.yaml` and `gitlab-ci.yml`. + +Ensure you use the `hugo_extended` image, which enables hugo to compile SCSS.