Chowdown is a static site generator for food blogs that allows you to create and publish recipes in a clean and organized layout. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Chowdown.io on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following items:
To install Chowdown.io, we need to have Git, Node.js, and npm installed on our system. Run the following command to update your system's package repositories:
sudo pacman -Syu
Next, install Git, Node.js, and npm by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S git nodejs npm
Once the dependencies are installed, we can proceed to clone the Chowdown.io repository. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/clarklab/chowdown.git
After cloning the repository, navigate to the chowdown directory by running the following command:
cd chowdown
To install Chowdown.io, run the following command:
sudo npm install -g
This will install Chowdown.io globally on your system.
To verify Chowdown.io installation, run the following command:
chowdown -v
If Chowdown.io is installed correctly, it will return the version number.
Now that we have Chowdown.io installed, we can create a site. To create a site, navigate to the directory where you want to create the site and run the following command:
chowdown create <site-name>
This will create a new directory <site-name> with the basic files and folders needed to start creating recipes.
Once you have created your site, navigate to the <site-name> directory by running the following command:
cd <site-name>
Now generate your site by running the following command:
chowdown generate
This will generate your site and create an output directory with your site's HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files.
To view your site, open your browser and navigate to the output directory. Click on index.html to view your site in the browser.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Chowdown.io on EndeavourOS Latest, create a site, and generate it. Chowdown.io is an excellent tool for food bloggers to create and publish recipes. With the knowledge gained from this tutorial, you can start creating your site with Chowdown.io.
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