Lin Zhang Portfolio

This is Lin's personal portfolio website, built with Jekyll and hosted on GitHub Pages.

Local Development

This project uses Jekyll, so it needs to be served with Jekyll locally instead of opening the HTML files directly or using a basic static server.

1. Install dependencies

bundle install

2. Run the local server

bundle exec jekyll serve

3. Open the site

Visit: http://localhost:4000

Project Structure

├── _config.yml        # Jekyll site configuration
├── _layouts/          # Page layouts
├── _includes/         # Reusable template partials
├── _projects/         # Portfolio project content
├── assets/ or css/    # Styles and static assets
├── index.html         # Homepage
├── projects.html      # Projects page
├── Gemfile            # Ruby/Jekyll dependencies
└── Gemfile.lock       # Locked dependency versions

Updating Portfolio Projects

Portfolio project entries are managed through the _projects/ folder.

To add or update a project:

Create or edit a file in _projects/ Update the project front matter, such as title, category, role, and description Add or revise the project content Run the site locally to check the page bundle exec jekyll serve

Deployment

This site is deployed through GitHub Pages from the repository:

linzhangcs.github.io

After changes are merged or pushed to the publishing branch, GitHub Pages will rebuild and publish the site automatically.