This is a Jekyll-based blog and professional website for Yu Xi Chau, hosted on GitHub Pages. The site uses the Minimal Mistakes theme and focuses on MLOps, AI Governance, and data science topics.
yuxichau/
├── _config.yml # Jekyll configuration file
├── index.md # Homepage content
├── Gemfile # Ruby dependencies
├── _data/
│ └── navigation.yml # Site navigation configuration
├── _pages/
│ ├── about.md # About page
│ └── posts.md # Posts listing page
├── _posts/ # Blog posts (Markdown files)
│ └── YYYY-MM-DD-post-title.md # Blog post files
├── assets/
│ └── images/ # Site images and assets
│ ├── bio-photo.png
│ ├── logo.png
│ └── [other images]
├── .github/
│ └── workflows/
│ └── jekyll.yml # GitHub Actions workflow for deployment
├── .gitignore # Files to ignore by Git
└── README.md # Project documentation
- Jekyll: Static site generator
- Minimal Mistakes: Jekyll theme
- Ruby: Required for Jekyll
- GitHub Pages: Hosting platform
- GitHub Actions: Automated deployment
- Ruby (version 3.1 or higher)
- Bundler gem
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/yuxichau/yuxichau.git cd yuxichau -
Install dependencies:
bundle install
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Serve the site locally:
bundle exec jekyll serve -
Open your browser to
http://localhost:4000to view the site.
Create new Markdown files in the _posts/ directory following the naming convention:
YYYY-MM-DD-title-of-post.md
Each post should include front matter:
---
title: "Your Post Title"
date: YYYY-MM-DD
categories: [category1, category2]
tags: [tag1, tag2]
---- Edit
_config.ymlfor site-wide settings - Modify
_data/navigation.ymlfor navigation menu - Update author information and social links in
_config.yml
- Add new pages in the
_pages/directory - Include appropriate front matter for layout and permalink
This site uses GitHub Actions for automated deployment to GitHub Pages. The workflow is defined in .github/workflows/jekyll.yml and triggers on pushes to the main branch.
If needed, you can build the site manually:
bundle exec jekyll buildThe site uses the Minimal Mistakes theme with the "air" skin. To customize:
- Theme settings are in
_config.yml - Custom CSS can be added via theme overrides
- Layout modifications should follow Jekyll/Minimal Mistakes documentation
This project is licensed under the MIT License.