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Fork this repo, by clicking the "Fork" button on the top right of this page.
Next, go to the settings tab and **rename the repository to yourgithubusername.github.io**.
### Step 2) Rename the repository
Next, go to the settings tab and rename the repository to yourgithubusername.github.io.
It has to be exactly this, otherwise the site won't build.
Your documentation site be viewable immediately at <http://yourgithubusername.github.io> (if it's not, you can often force it to build by completing step 2)
### Step 2) Customize and view your site
### Step 3) Customize and view your site
Configure your site name, description and url by editing the _config.yml file.
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> 2. Use a third party GitHub content editor, like [Prose by Development Seed](http://prose.io). It's optimized for use with Jekyll making markdown editing, writing drafts, and uploading images really easy.
> 3. RECOMMENDED: Clone down your repository to your harddrive and make updates locally, then push them to your GitHub repository, using [Github Desktop](https://desktop.github.com/). Here's a great [tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdhuWDdu-rk).
### Step 3) Publish your first blog post
### Step 4) Publish your first blog post
Edit `/_posts/2016-2-23-Hello-World.md` to publish your first blog post. This [Markdown Cheatsheet](http://www.jekyllnow.com/Markdown-Style-Guide/) might come in handy.
> You can add additional posts in the browser on GitHub.com too! Just hit the + icon in `/_posts/` to create new content. Just make sure to include the [front-matter](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/frontmatter/) block at the top of each new blog post and make sure the post's filename is in this format: year-month-day-title.md
### Step 4) Change the About Pages
### Step 5) Change the About Pages
Edit `/about.md` to change the information on the About page of your documentation site.
