# How I created my blog

DevFeed: [How I created my blog](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-i-created-my-blog-28637.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://jeroenmols.com/blog/2015/04/25/blog-creation/>)

Author: info@jeroenmols.com (Jeroen Mols)

Published: 2015-04-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Jeroen Mols](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jeroen-mols.md>)

Topics: [Jekyll](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jekyll.md>), [GitHub Pages](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-pages.md>), [Website](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/website.md>), [Markdown](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/markdown.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>)

Tags: [blogs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blogs.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [github-pages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-pages.md>), [howto](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/howto.md>), [jekyll](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jekyll.md>), [markdown](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/markdown.md>), [static-site](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/static-site.md>), [themes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/themes.md>), [website](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/website.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains how the author created a portfolio and blog with GitHub Pages and Jekyll. It covers the requirements for the site, the distinction between static and dynamic websites, Markdown-based posts, local testing, theme customization, and merging two Jekyll themes.

## Source excerpt

For quite some months, I've been planning to create a website and start blogging about the things I'm passionate about. Last week, I finally decided to setup a portfolio and blog using GitHub pages and Jekyll.