Ishan's Personal Website and Blog

Welcome to the repository for Ishan's personal website and blog! This site is built using Zola, a fast static site generator written in Rust.

About

This website serves as a platform for sharing thoughts, projects, and other content. It features a blog, a projects section, and an about page.

Technologies Used

• Zola: Static Site Generator
• HTML5: Structure
• CSS3: Styling (with custom fonts and a refined color palette)
• JavaScript: Interactive elements (if any)

Local Development

To run the website locally for development, you need to have Zola installed.

1. Install Zola: If you don't have Zola installed, please refer to the official Zola documentation for installation instructions specific to your operating system. For Windows, you can download the executable from the releases page and place it in your project directory or add it to your system's PATH.

2. Start the Development Server: Navigate to the root of this project in your terminal and run:

   zola serve

   This will start a local server (usually at http://127.0.0.1:1111) and automatically rebuild the site and refresh your browser when changes are detected.

Deployment

This website is automatically deployed to GitHub Pages via GitHub Actions.

The deployment process is triggered on every push to the master branch:

1. Push Changes: Make your changes, commit them, and push to the master branch of this repository.
2. GitHub Actions Build: A GitHub Actions workflow (.github/workflows/static.yml) will automatically:
   • Install Zola.
   • Build the static site using zola build.
   • Upload the generated /.dist directory as an artifact.
3. GitHub Pages Deployment: The artifact is then deployed to GitHub Pages, making your changes live.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.