Local Development Quick Start

Use this every time you want to preview the site locally.

Start the local server

Run these commands in the project root:

Remove-Item Env:JEKYLL_GITHUB_TOKEN -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item Env:GITHUB_TOKEN -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item Env:OCTOKIT_ACCESS_TOKEN -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$env:JEKYLL_ENV="development"
npm run serve:local

Then open:

• http://127.0.0.1:4000

Keep the terminal running while you edit files.

Stop the server

• Press Ctrl + C in the terminal.

If the page does not open

1. Check that npm run serve:local is still running (no fatal error in terminal).
2. Make sure port 4000 is not occupied by another process.
3. Restart with:

$env:JEKYLL_ENV="development"
npm run serve:local

bundle exec jekyll serve --livereload