sist2 is a tool for generating static websites from markdown files. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing and using sist2 on OpenBSD.
Before installing sist2, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your OpenBSD system:
You can install these prerequisites using the following command:
sudo pkg_add git python py-pip
Once you have installed the prerequisites, you can proceed with installing sist2. Here are the steps you need to follow:
Clone the sist2 repository:
git clone https://github.com/simon987/sist2.git
Change to the sist2 directory:
cd sist2
Install sist2 using pip:
sudo pip install .
This will install sist2 and all its dependencies on your OpenBSD system.
Now that you have installed sist2, you can use it to generate a static website from markdown files. Here are the steps you need to follow:
Create a directory for your website:
mkdir my-website
cd my-website
Create a config.yaml file with the following content:
title: My Website
description: This is my website
Create a pages directory and add some markdown files to it:
mkdir pages
echo "# Hello World" > pages/index.md
echo "This is my first website built with sist2." > pages/about.md
This will create an index.md file in the pages directory which will be used as your website's homepage. We also created an about.md file to demonstrate how to add additional pages to your website.
Generate your website:
sist2 build
This will generate your website in the build directory. You can now view your website by opening the index.html file in your web browser.
Congratulations, you have now installed sist2 on OpenBSD and generated a static website from markdown files!
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