Chowdown.io is a useful tool for people who love food and want to create a website devoted to sharing recipes with others. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Chowdown.io on Kali Linux.
Before proceeding with the installation process, you need to have the following prerequisites:
Step 1: Open the Terminal.
Step 2: Enter the command below to install the prerequisites.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install ruby ruby-dev make gcc nodejs
Step 3: Next, install the bundler gem.
sudo gem install bundler
Step 4: Create a directory where you want to install Chowdown.io.
mkdir /home/user/Chowdown
Note: Replace /home/user/Chowdown with the directory of your choice.
Step 5: Clone the Chowdown.io repository using the git command.
git clone https://github.com/clarklab/chowdown.git /home/user/Chowdown
Note: Change /home/user/Chowdown with the directory you have created in step 4.
Step 6: Move to the Chowdown directory using the cd command.
cd /home/user/Chowdown
Step 7: Install the required dependencies using the bundler command.
bundle install
Step 8: Now, all the prerequisites for Chowdown.io are installed successfully.
Step 9: Create a new file named config.json using the command below.
nano config.json
Step 10: Copy and paste the following code into the config.json file.
{
"title": "My Recipe Blog",
"description": "A blog to share my favorite recipes with others.",
"recipe_glob": "recipes/*.md",
"recipe_date_format": "%B %d, %Y",
"recipe_timestamp_format": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z",
"site": {
"url": "http://localhost:4000",
"paginate": 10,
"timezone": "UTC"
},
"author": {
"name": "Your Name Here",
"email": "youremail@example.com"
}
}
Note: Replace the title, description, and author fields with your own details.
Step 11: Save the config.json file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and press ENTER.
Step 12: Finally, run the Chowdown.io server using the following command.
bundle exec jekyll serve
This command will initiate the Chowdown.io server, and you can access your blog by opening your favorite browser and visiting http://localhost:4000.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Chowdown.io on Kali Linux Latest. You can now create a website and share your favorite recipes with others.
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