If you use Jekyll as a static site generator with GitHub Pages, you benefit from more support with setting up, updating, and troubleshooting your site.

About GitHub Pages and Jekyll

In addition to supporting regular HTML content, GitHub Pages supports Jekyll, a popular static site generator.

Adding a Jekyll theme to your GitHub Pages site

You can add a Jekyll theme to your GitHub Pages site by editing your site's _config.yml file.

Setting up your GitHub Pages site locally with Jekyll

You can set up a local version of your Jekyll GitHub Pages site to test changes to your site locally. We highly recommend installing Jekyll to preview your site and help troubleshoot failed Jekyll builds.

Configuring Jekyll

You can configure most Jekyll settings by editing your _config.yml file.